SCR commissions Electrification of 143 RKms in various sections of Nanded Division

Hyderabad, Dec 31 (UNI) Taking ahead the “Mission Electrification”, South Central Railway (SCR) has carried out electrification works extensively in Nanded Division and successfully completed 143 Route Kilometers (RKms) in various sections.Prominently, in the last 7 days, SCR has added 188 RKms railway lines to its electrified network. In the Current financial year, a total of 574 RKms have been electrified till date since April 2022. This is the highest electrification done by any Zone across Indian Railways in the current financial year, a SCR release said here on Saturday.The 143 Kms electrification done across Nanded Division include – the section between Kosai & Himayatnagar for a distance of 82 Kms as part of Manmad – Mudkhed – Secunderabad, Dhone – Kurnool City – Mahabubnagar electrification project, the section between Rotegaon & Aurangabad for a distance of 61 Kms as part of Pimpalkhuti – Mudkhed electrification project.Out of 143 Kms, around 135 Kms stretch fall under the jurisdiction of Maharashtra State, while the rest comes under Telangana State.
The electrification works have been proceeding at a fast pace in the current financial year, with the aim to complete electrification of the entire SCR network by the next financial year. This has resulted in the Zone commissioning 574 Route kms of electrification from April 1, 2022 to till date.
The sections commissioned in the current financial year include: Washim – Hingoli Deccan for 46.3 Kms, Kalikiri – Tummanamgutta for 49.9 Kms, Khanapur – Latur Road for 98.7 Kms, Manoharabad – Kamareddy for 67.3 Kms, Aravalli – Nidadavolu for 32.8 kms, Bhavanapalem – Sattupalli for 14.3 Km, Gooty Bypass line for 3.2 Kms, Mahbubnagar – Gadwal for 72.7 Kms, New Piduguralla – Savalyapuram for 46 Kms and now Kosai – Himayatnagar for 82 Kms & Rotegaon – Aurangabad for 61 Kms.
The electrification of rail lines helps in providing seamless movement of trains by avoiding change in traction power, reduces enroute detention of both the coaching and freight trains and improves the average speed of the trains.It has the potential to introduce more trains in these sections due to the enhancement of sectional capacity. t is also an environment-friendly means of powering the trains, while saving fuel costs at the same time.SCR General Manager Arun Kumar Jain has stated that the electrification works are progressing at a fast pace and some more sections will be brought under the purview of electrification by the end of this financial year.