India, May 4 -- Around 600 services on the Central and Harbour lines are expected to be cancelled during a proposed 36-hour railway block on the weekend of June 1-2 as part of upgradation work at the 137-year-old Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT).

Central Railway (CR) authorities are firming up detailed plans for carrying out the block, which will begin after midnight on Saturday, June 1. CR wants to remodel CSMT's yard and extend platforms catering to long-distance trains.

CSMT is one of India's busiest and oldest railway stations. Out of the 1,810 local services operated by CR daily on its Main (Central) and Harbour lines, CSMT caters to over 1,200. These services are expected to be short-terminated at Wadala station on the ...