In a first-of-its-kind mega rail surgery at Malad, all five Western Railway lines will be shifted westwards starting this weekend to accommodate a new line and boost network capacity. The crucial work also involves creating a new platform at Malad. A ten-hour block will begin at 10 pm on Saturday night. Commuters will be inconvenienced as this will lead to the cancellation of 99 trains, the short termination of 19 trains, and the short origination of 19 trains.

To facilitate the construction of the 6th line between Goregaon and Kandivli, a major block of 10 hours will be taken on the Up and Down slow lines between Goregaon and Kandivli stations from 10 pm to 8 am during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, i.e. August 31/September 1. During this block, all Up and Down slow line trains will run on fast lines between Borivli and Goregaon stations.