India, Dec. 20 -- As many as 70-80 local trains may be cancelled daily while operations of more than 100 outstation trains are likely to be affected as the Western Railway (WR) implements a month-long block between Borivali and Kandivali, starting Saturday.

The block will be operational everyday from 11pm till 4.30am, at least till December 26 when the timings may be revised, to facilitate work on the sixth railway line between Borivali and Kandivali, said Vineet Abhishek, Chief Public Relations Officer, WR. Passenger train operations will remain suspended on the fifth line between the two stations and speed restrictions will apply on other lines so long as the block is in force, he said.

"All trains operating on the fifth line will be ...