Western Railway provided relief to Mumbai suburban commuters by avoiding a daytime jumbo block on Sunday. Instead, essential maintenance was performed late at night. A three-and-a-half-hour jumbo block affected the Bhayandar to Borivali section, with fast line trains rerouted to the slow line and some local trains cancelled to facilitate track, signalling, and overhead equipment maintenance.
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