India, Aug. 10 -- Central Railway operated a special midnight traffic block this weekend on parts of the Harbour and Trans-Harbour suburban lines to enable key upgrade and repair works.

The closure was planned for the night between Saturday and Sunday, to support the commissioning of a modern Electronic Interlocking system at Vashi station and the casting of a road overbridge slab on the Trans-Harbour route, officials told The Indian Express.

There will be no daytime block on Western Railway's suburban network on Sunday.

A Central Railway spokesperson said, "These maintenance mega blocks are essential to ensure network safety, efficiency, and long-term reliability of our infrastructure. We request passengers to bear with us for the tem...