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Yelahanka-Penukonda track doubling delayed
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The work is now set to finish in October due to acquisition issues in Andhra Pradesh, say railway officials
The work to double the railway tracks between
Yelahanka and
Penukonda is likely to be completed by October. Once this important track is doubled it will help the railways to increase the speed of the trains and to avoid frequent halts due to trains crossing.
Sources from the
South Western Railways (SWR) said that out of the 120.55-kilometre-long stretch, additional tracks for another 48 kilometres are yet to be laid. Although the project received approval in 2015, it faced some hurdles while acquiring land in Andhra Pradesh. This delayed the project.
Track electrification work inspected
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Track electrification has received a major impetus during the current financial year despite the economic downturn and financial constraints consequent to the pandemic.
The railway authorities have completed electrification of 162 route km of track in the State spread across the three railway divisions.
The Commissioner for Rail Safety, Abhai Kumar Rai, completed the mandatory inspection of a 50.56 km stretch between Thalaku and Chitradurga in the Mysuru Railway Division on Tuesday. The stretch is part of the ongoing electrification project between Rayadurga and Chikjajur.
Rahul Agarwal, Divisional Railway Manager, Mysuru Division’ Manoj Mahajan, Principal Chief Electrical Engineer, South Western Railway; Dinesh Jain, General Manager (Electrical) Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL); and other senior officers were present during the inspection and trial run.
Track electrification expedited, safety inspection this week
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162 route km of track in the State spread across three railway divisions covered
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162 route km of track in the State spread across three railway divisions covered
Track electrification has received a major impetus during the current financial year despite the hiccups as a consequent to the pandemic.
The railway authorities have completed electrification of 162 route km of track in the State spread across the three railway divisions and it is scheduled for track inspection by the Commissioner for Rail Safety. While 50 km stretch has been electrified in Mysuru division, 47 km has been covered in Bengaluru, and 65 km in Hubballi division.
Double line track between Harihar and Devaragudda commissioned
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Infrastructure development has received a thrust with this doubling to enable the zone to run faster trains.
The newly-laid double line track between Harihar and Devaragudda Stations (31 km) in the Mysuru division of the South Western Railway, was commissioned on Saturday.
A release said this is part of the 190 km doubling between Hubballi and Chikjajur of which 81 km has so far been commissioned in this section including the 37 km stretch between Chikjajur-Tolahunse which was commissioned in October 2018 and the 13 km stretch between Davanagere and Harihar commissioned in November 2019.