Commuters on Central Railway’s Karjat–Badlapur stretch are set to face significant inconvenience for the next 11 days, as a night block has been announced to facilitate flyover construction between Badlapur and the adjacent station. The block, effective from Friday, will remain in force until December 3.

Due to the block, the 12:12 am CSMT–Karjat local and the 2:30 am Karjat–CSMT local will remain cancelled for the entire duration. The disruption will heavily impact late-night travellers, particularly office-goers, and residents of Karjat, Bhivpuri, Neral, Shelu, Vangani, and Badlapur.

Railway officials said the block is required for foundation work and the installation of two 37.2-metre-long steel girders using a 350-metric-ton crane as part of the upcoming flyover. A 1.5-hour block bet

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