BM Bureau, August 3 : It’s a dream come true for the people of North Karnataka and Goa region as the double tracking and electrification of 33.16 long Alnavar Londa stretch has been completed and the inspection and trial run of the electric locomotive was carried out successfully.
Thus the train locomotives that used to ‘chug’ along will now be ‘zooming’ past the railway tracks along the North Karnataka and Goa railway lines.
Commissioner of Railway Safety A K Rai conducted the statutory inspection of newly electrified Alnavar- Londa section today. Electrification of 33.16 Route KM section of Alnavar-Londa is a part of Hosapete-Hubballi-Londa-Vasco Electrification project.
“ The project is being executed by Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL). Commissioner Rai inspected the electrified section and checked various safety parameters. He inspected Over Head Electrification (OHE) depot at Alnavar, sub sectioning & paralleling posts (SSPs) at Tavaragatti & Devarayi, foot over bridges, level crossing gates, bridges, curves in the section. He also inspected Tavaragatti, Devarayi, Shivathan and Londa stations, SWR Chief PRO Aneesh Hegde said.
A Speed Trial with Electric Loco was conducted from Londa to Alnavar during the inspection, he ascertained.
Electrification will significantly improve mobility of trains on SWR and strengthen Rail network in Karnataka. In addition to reduction in pollution, efficiency of Railway will improve due to shift from fossil fuel to electricity.
Divisional Railway Manager Arvind Malkhede, Principal Chief Electrical Engineer Manoj Mahajan and senior officials also joined the inspection.
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Photo : SWR officials A K Rai, Arvind Malkhede, Manoj Mahajan and others
