The South Western Railway (SWR) has announced changes to several express trains, including the Hospete-Mumbai train. Train number 11139/11140 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) Mumbai-Hospete-CSMT Mumbai Superfast Daily Express will have a revised composition starting June 26, 2024, from CSMT Mumbai and June 27, 2024, from Hospete. The revised coach composition...
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includes 1 first class AC, 2 AC 3 tier, 2 AC chair cars, 6 sleeper class, 2 general second class, 4 second class day coaches with seating, 1 second class cum luggage and brake van, 1 brake van/disabled friendly compartment, and additional second class coaches. SWR is also converting some trains from conventional rakes to Link Hofmann Busch (LHB) rakes, including train number 12257 Yesvantpur-Kochuveli Tri-Weekly Garib Rath Express effective June 16, 2024, and train number 12258 Kochuveli-Yesvantpur Tri-Weekly Garib Rath Express effective June 17, 2024. The South Central Railway has announced diversions for several trains due to safety-related works in the Vijayawada Division. These include train number 12509 Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru - Guwahati Tri-Weekly Superfast Express, train number 18111 Tatanagar - Yesvantpur Weekly Express, train number 18637 Hatia - Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru Weekly Express, train number 12835 Hatia – Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru Bi-Weekly Superfast Express, and train number 12889 Tatanagar - Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru Weekly Superfast Express, with specific dates and altered routes.

Due to platform extension works at CSMT to accommodate 24-coach trains, Central Railway's Mumbai Division is implementing track maintenance blocks from May 22 to 30, affecting several train services. These blocks, from midnight to 4:30 am daily, will disrupt up slow, up and down fast lines between Byculla and CSMT. ...
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As a result, several trains including the 12125 CSMT-Pune Pragati Express (May 28-31), 12126 Pune-CSMT Pragati Express (May 28-31), and 12128 Pune-CSMT Intercity Express (May 31) will be cancelled. Additionally, trains like the 11020 Bhubaneswar-Mumbai Konark Express (May 21-29), 12702 Hyderabad-CSMT Hussain Sagar Express (May 22-30), 11140 Hosapete Jn-CSMT Express (May 22-30), and 22157 CSMT-Chennai Superfast Mail (May 22-30) will be short-terminated at Dadar.

The Central Railway in Mumbai will be carrying out special midnight blocks from May 17th to June 1st, 2024, to extend platforms 10 and 11 at CSMT to accommodate 24-coach trains. This will impact suburban train services between Byculla and CSMT during the block periods. Several mail and express trains will...
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be short terminated at Dadar or Panvel, and some will originate from Dadar or Panvel during this time. The blocks are necessary for infrastructure maintenance and safety.