Yo, all the trains coming from Virar/Vasai/By are running late by about 10-15 mins during rush hours in both ways. This is because of the Borivali semi fast local crossing at Andheri in the AM and PM, and the Goregaon semi fast local starting in the morning. WR tried to ditch the stop at Jogeshwari for the Goregaon local to sort things out but folks of Jogeshwari went all out protesting, so WR had to backtrack. But now, with all the Andheri slow locals rolling up to Goregaon after the harbour line extension, there are extra services for Goregaon/Jogeshwari peeps. WR should just scrap the Goregaon semi fast cuz it's hella empty these days, not many folks relying on it. Once the 5th and 6th lines stretch to Borivali, even the Malad semi fast locals should hit the road.

Virar/Vasai/By wale trains peak hours mein 10-15 min late aate hain dono directions mein. Reason hai: Borivali semi fast local ka Andheri mein cross karna, subah aur shaam mein, aur Goregaon Semi fast local ka subah mein start hona. WR ne pehle hi try kiya tha Goregaon local ko Jogeshwari mein stop hataane ka, aur situation tab better ho gaya tha par Jogeshwari ke logon ne protest kiya aur WR ko uss faisle ko wapas lena pada. Phir bhi ab sab Andheri slow local Churchgate se Goregaon tak badh gayi hai harbour line ke extension ke baad, toh Goregaon/Jogeshwari wale bahut extra services ke liye saath mein trains milte hain aur WR ko Goregaon semi fast local hata dena chahiye bottleneck ko dur karne ke liye. Anyways, Goregaon local ab thoda khali rehta hai aajkal jisse ke kaafi kam log uspe dependent hain. Jab 5th aur 6th lines Borivali tak extend honge, tab Malad se start hone wali semi fast locals bhi cancel kar deni chahiye.

Yo, it's mad easy to just ditch the Goregaon/Malad trains for Virar trains, but real talk, Virar/Vasai already got mad perks at the expense of Goregaon/Malad riders. A while back, there were plenty of BVI-CCG semi-fast trains from GMN/MDD, but now they slowed 'em down just for the VR trains. Morning rush hour is a mess with hardly any fast trains between 9 to 10 AM at these stations.
GMN/MDD semi-fast locals stay lagging 'cause of late VR/Vasai trains messin' up the schedule. And when VR trains run late, it's a domino effect on BVI semi-fast and slow trains, making even the GMN-CCG slow trains late as heck. GMN trains gotta chill at Khar station over 10 minutes so VR slow trains can pass.
Plus, the Goregaon-Churchgate Slow trains on the Harbour line are just temporary 'til they extend it to Borivali in a couple years. Tryna catch a Borivali-Churchgate train in the morning at Goregaon/Malad is a mission impossible, so those semi-fast trains are the only hope for peeps at these stations.

Snatchin' away GMN/MDD trains ain't gonna solve nothin' for VR passengers.

Bhai, bolna bahut aasan hai ki Goregaon/Malad locals ko scrap karke Virar locals ko adjust kar lenge, par sachai toh yahi hai ki Virar/Vasai ne Goregaon/Malad ke yatriyo ke kharche par kafi suvidha pa li hai. Kuch saalon pehle tak, GMN/MDD stations se bahut saari BVI-CCG semi fast services available thi, par ab VR locals ko clear rasta dene ke liye, in services ko slow services mein downgrade kar diya gaya hai. Itna hi nahi, subah ke peak hours mein bhi in stations par fast services ki sankhya bahut kam hai, khas kar 9 aur 10 baje ke beech.
Aur GMN/MDD ke semifast locals roz late hote hain Virar/Vasai locals ke late hone ke chalte, jisse yatra karne wale kam ho jaate hain. Late running VR locals BVI semi fast locals ko bhi prabhavit karte hain, jo BVI slow locals ko prabhavit karte hain, jisse GMN-CCG slow locals bhi delay ho jaate hain. Samay par chalne wali GMN locals ko Khar station par 10 minute se zyada tak rukna padta hai taaki late running BVI/VR slow services ko guzarne diya ja sake.
Dusri baat, Goregaon-Churchgate Slow services via Harbour line temporary hai aur yeh Borivali tak extend ho jayenge kuch saalon mein jab tak harbour line Borivali tak extend nahi ho jaati.
Subah ke peak hours mein Goregaon/Malad mein Borivali-Churchgate local mein sawari karna lagbhag na mumkin hai. Isliye, ye Goregaon/Malad semi fast trains hi in stations ke yatriyon ke liye ekmatra option hain.

GMN/MDD ke trains ko hatana, VR yatriyon ko aur suvidha dene ka solution nahi hai, bhai.