Talked to a Yatri app guy, some ladies security (SOS panick button) feature is being launched by Yatri App and CR - RPF.

According to a press release issued by Chief Public Relations Officer, Western Railway, Shri Vineet Abhishek, these Special Trains will be operated to clear the extra rush of passengers travelling for the NEET Examination. The details of these trains are as under:

1. Train No. 09351/09352 Bandra Terminus – Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Special

Train No. 09351 Bandra Terminus – Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Special will depart from Bandra Terminus on Saturday 20th June, 2026 at 18:20 hrs and reach Dr. Ambedkar Nagar at 11:30 hrs, the next day. Similarly, Train No. 09352 Dr. Ambedkar Nagar – Bandra Terminus Special will depart from Dr. Ambedkar Nagar on Friday 19th June, 2026 at 23:00 hrs and arrive Bandra Terminus at 15:40 hrs, the next day.

Enroute, this train will halt at Borivali, Palghar, Vapi, Valsad, Bilimora,Navsari, Surat, Ankleshwar, Bharuch, Chhayapuri, Godhra, Dahod, Ratlam, Ujjain and Indore stations in both directions.

This train comprises of Sleeper Class and General Second Class Coaches.

2.Train No. 09471/09472 Bandra Terminus – Maninagar Special

Train No. 09471 Bandra Terminus – Maninagar Special will depart from Bandra Terminus on Saturday 20th June, 2026 at 21:15 hrs and reach Maninagar at 06:00 hrs, the next day. Similarly, Train No. 09472 Maninagar – Bandra Terminus Special will depart from Maninagar on Saturday 20th June, 2026 at 08:30 hrs and arrive Bandra Terminus at 18:15 hrs, the same day.

Enroute, this train will halt at Borivali, Palghar, Vapi, Valsad, Navsari, Surat, Bharuch, Vishvamitri and Anand stations in both directions.

This train comprises of Sleeper Class and General Second Class Coaches.

3.Train No. 09554/09553 Okha – Gandhinagar Capital Special

Train No. 09554 Okha – Gandhinagar Capital Special will depart from Okha on Saturday 20th June, 2026 at 05:00 hrs and reach Gandhinagar Capital at 15:00 hrs, the same day. Similarly, Train No. 09553 Gandhinagar Capital – Okha Special will depart from Gandhinagar Capital on Sunday 21st June, 2026 at 20:55 hrs and reach Okha at 06:40 hrs, the next day.

Enroute, this train will halt at Dwarka, Bhatiya, Khambhalia, Kanalus, Jamnagar, Hapa, Padadhari, Rajkot, Wankaner, Than, Muli Road, Surendranagar, Viramgam, Ambli Road and Chandlodiya stations in both directions.

This train comprises of Sleeper Class and General Second Class Coaches.

4. Train No. 09254/09253 Bhavnagar – Gandhigram Special

Train No. 09254 Bhavnagar – Gandhigram Special will depart from Bhavnagar on Saturday 20th June, 2026 at 11:40 hrs and reach Gandhigram at 16:10 hrs, the same day. Similarly, Train No. 09253 Gandhigram – Bhavnagar Special will depart from Gandhigram on Sunday 21st June, 2026 at 20:00 hrs and reach Bhavnagar at 00:35 hrs, the next day.

Enroute, this train will halt at Bhavnagar Para, Sihor, Dhola Jn., Botad, Dhandhuka, Dholka, Bavla and Sarkhej stations in both directions.

This train comprises of Sleeper Class and General Second Class Coaches.

5. Train No. 09354/09353 Indore – Bhopal – Ratlam Special

Train No. 09354 Indore – Bhopal Special will depart from Indore on Saturday 20th June, 2026 at 11:25 hrs and reach Bhopal at 19:00 hrs, the same day. Similarly, Train No. 09353 Bhopal – Ratlam Special will depart from Bhopal on Saturday 20th June, 2026 at 19:40 hrs and reach Ratlam at 00:55 hrs, the next day.

Enroute, this train will halt at Ratlam, Nagda, Ujjain, Maksi, Shujalpur, Sehore and Sant Hirdaram Nagar stations in both directions.

Train no. 09354 will have additional halts at Fatehabad Chandrawatiganj and Barnagar stations.

This train comprises of Sleeper Class and General Second Class Coaches.

The booking for Train Nos. 09351, 09352, 09471, 09472, 09554, 09553, 09254, 09253 and 09354 opens from 19.06.2026 at all PRS Counters and on IRCTC website. Passengers may please visit www.enquiry.indianrail.gov.in for detailed information regarding timings of halts and composition.

Date of the Block:

➥ Nightly from 17/18.06.2026 (Wednesday/Thursday midnight) to 24/25.06.2026 (Wednesday/Thursday midnight)

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Block section:

➥ Matunga to Kurla (on all lines)

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Date & Duration of block:

🛑 Night of June 17/18 (Wed/Thu Midnight)

Time: 01:10 AM to 03:10 AM

Duration: 2 Hours

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🛑 Night of June 18/19 (Thu/Fri Midnight)

Time: 12:45 AM to 03:45 AM

Duration: 3 Hours

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🛑 Weekend Nights: June 19/20 & June 20/21 (Fri/Sat & Sat/Sun Midnight)

Time: 01:10 AM to 02:40 AM

Duration: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

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🛑 Weeknight Block: June 21 to June 25 (Every midnight from Sun/Mon through Wed/Thu)

Time: 01:10 AM to 03:10 AM

Duration: 2 Hours daily

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Services:

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⪢ Suburban Services: Entirely suspended between Kurla and CSMT stations during the active block hours.

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⪢ Cancellations & Short Terminations: Select midnight/early morning CSMT-Thane and Thane-CSMT locals are cancelled throughout the block period. On 18/19.06.2026 specifically, certain locals from Badlapur and Khopoli will short-terminate at Kurla.

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⪢ Mail & Express Trains: No major repercussions, except for Train no. 11020 Bhubaneshwar New Jn – CSMT Konark Express, which will be regulated at Kurla from 03:28 to 03:45 hrs on 18/19.06.2026.

If you travel daily by metro, this is actually useful for you.

Just saw that Yatri is running a Public Transport Day offer where you get flat 20% OFF on metro tickets this Friday only.

Perfect timing considering how expensive daily commuting has become lately 💀

What I liked:

* Instant ticket booking

* No standing in queue

* Discount applies directly

* Works great during office rush hours

Honestly feels good seeing apps promote public transport instead of another food delivery coupon 😂

Anyone here already using Yatri for metro bookings?

How’s your experience been so far?

#MumbaiMetro #PublicTransport #MetroLife #Mumbai #DailyCommute #IndiaTech #TravelHack #IranUsWar #YatriApp

Every Mumbai local commuter slowly learns a completely unofficial language.

Nobody teaches you what:

• “Virar side”

• “andar chalo”

• “danda milega”

• “fast pakad”

• “Churchgate utrega?”

• “line clear hai?”

actually mean.

But after a few months of commuting, these phrases become second nature.

For new commuters, half the confusion isn’t the railway system - it’s understanding the commuter vocabulary around it.

What was the Mumbai local phrase that confused you the most when you first started travelling?

🚆 Mega Block Update | 15–16 May

Western Line megablock announced for the intervening night of Friday/Saturday. If you’re travelling late night, plan your journey in advance 👇

🔸 Block section: Up & Down slow line at Dadar railway station

🕛 Time: 12:00 AM to 5:00 AM

During this block, slow-line trains will run on fast lines between Mumbai Central railway station and Mahim Junction railway station.

These trains will not halt at:

❌ Mahalaxmi railway station

❌ Lower Parel railway station

❌ Prabhadevi railway station

❌ Matunga Road railway station

❌ Mahim Junction railway station

Some suburban services may remain cancelled. Cancelled train details will be updated in the train updates section on Yatri App during the block period.

No megablock on:

✅ Central Line

✅ Harbour Line

✅ Transharbour Line

✅ Uran Line

Check live updates before you travel with Yatri App.

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Source : https://www.instagram.com/p/DYWCIeFFAXD/?igsh=MTJ2NTJ2am1yN296bw==

Was checking routes on Google Maps today and suddenly noticed Mumbai Local train live locations are being shown with data sourced from Yatri app.

Pretty crazy to see local train tracking directly inside Maps now

This could honestly help a lot with:

avoiding platform rush

estimating actual arrival timing

deciding whether to take fast or slow

reducing confuson during delays

Mumbai local commuters have needed something like this since years.

Anyone else spotted this recently?

How accurate has it been for you till now?

The people who are sharing the location for this train is wrong, I pressed 👎 for both of them but still wrong location is shown, no update on mindicator 😒

Why is this feature ? Is it beneficial or not ?

Block section:

➥ Up main line between Kasara and Khardi stations

Duration:

➥ 3:50 pm to 5:50 pm = 02:00 hours

Suburban services will not be available during the block period.

Some of the suburban trains will be short-terminated and originate at Asangaon station. The short-terminated and originating trains list will be updated in the train update section.

🛑 Main line: (4.40 hours)

Block section:

➥ Up and down fast lines between Matunga and Mulund stations.

Duration:

➥ 11:05 am to 3:45 pm = (4 hours 40 minutes)

🛑 Trans-Harbour line: (5 hours)

Block section:

➥ Up and Down Trans-HB line between Thane and Vashi/Nerul stations

Duration:

➥ 11:10 am to 4:10 pm = 5 hours

Services:

- Down fast line services leaving CSMT Mumbai from 10:36 am to 3:10 pm will be diverted on the down slow line at Matunga station, halting as per their respective scheduled halts between Matunga and Mulund stations, and will arrive at their destination 15 minutes behind schedule. Fast trains beyond Thane will be rediverted on the down fast line at Mulund Station.

- UP fast line services leaving Thane from 11:03 am to 3:38 pm will be diverted on the UP slow line at Mulund station, halting as per their respective schedule halts between Mulund and Matunga stations, and will be re-diverted on the UP fast line at Matunga station and will arrive at their destination 15 minutes behind schedule.

- Down line services for Vashi / Nerul / Panvel leaving Thane from 10:35 am to 4:07 pm and UP line services for Thane leaving Panvel / Nerul / Vashi from 10:25 am to 4:09 pm will remain cancelled.

Every weekend there’s another “Megablock for maintenance and infrastructure upgrades”, but as a daily (WR+)CR commuter, I honestly don’t see any meaningful improvement in the actual travel experience.

In the last few months alone we’ve seen:

• 20–30 min delays becoming normal during peak hours
• Massive overcrowding after signal failures and derailments
• Frequent cancellations and platform chaos
• AC train conversions reducing non-AC options
• Rush hour conditions becoming genuinely unsafe for commuters

And yet, every Sunday commuters are expected to adjust their lives around another megablock announcement on apps like Yatri Railways and M-indictor

At this point it feels like passengers are constantly sacrificing time and convenience in the name of “future improvements” while the present system keeps deteriorating.

People on Reddit and social media are openly calling CR delays, overcrowding, and unpredictability the new normal now.

So genuine question to fellow commuters:
Are these routine megablocks actually improving anything long-term, or are commuters just being conditioned to tolerate worsening service every year?

Sources:
Mid-Day
Times of India
Indian Express