BIBINAGAR

Shri Gajanan Mallya, General Manager, South Central Railway undertook annual inspection of Pagidipalli – Chityala – Nalgonda – Miryalaguda – Nadikude section of Guntur Division today i.e., 12th November, 2021. He was accompanied by Shri R. Mohan Raja, Divisional Railway Manager, Guntur Division and other senior officials (from both the Headquarters and Division) throughout the inspection.

Shri Gajanan Mallya commenced the inspection from Bibinagar and conducted speed test in Nagireddipalli – Valigonda section and examined the safety aspects of tracks during the window trailing inspection. Further, the General Manager inspected minor bridge and Road Under Bridge (RUB) in Valigonda - Ramannapet section. He proceeded o­nto Chityala Railway station, wherein he inspected the station premises and reviewed the passenger amenities available. He interacted with the track maintenance staff deployed at the station. The General Manager also inaugurated a Children’s park at Chityala, inspected the Railway quarters. Later, he met with freight customers and discussed o­n issues pertaining to freight transportation and suggestions for improving loading from the station.

Further, the General Manager conducted a detailed inspection of Nalgonda Railway station. He reviewed the passenger amenities available at the stations and discussed about the improvement plans with the officials. He inaugurated Miyawaki tree plantation, Hamali rest room, Children’s park and Open air gym at Nalgonda. He also visited the staff quarters and reviewed the facilities available. Further, he carried out safety inspection of tracks & curves, examined major, minor bridges and level crossing gates in Nalgonda – Rayanagudem – Tipparthi – Kukkadam section.

Shri Gajanan Mallya proceeded o­nto Miryalaguda Railway station. He inspected the station premises including the circulating area and reviewed the passenger amenities available. He inaugurated Miyawaki teen plantation o­n the station premises to promote green environment. He also inspected the goods shed and discussed o­n further improvement plans with the officials.

Shri K. Bhupal Reddy, Hon'ble MLA, Nalgonda and Shri N. Bhaskar Rao, Hon'ble MLA, Miryalaguda met General Manager, SCR at Miryalaguda Railway station and discussed o­n rail developmental plans pertaining to their regions.

Later, the General Manager arrived at Nadikude Railway station. He conducted a detailed inspection of the station including passenger amenities, circulating area etc. He inaugurated the first floor of Srisailam Holiday Home through virtual mode from Nadikude. Further, he inspected the Health Unit and reviewed the health infrastructure facilities available, while interacting with the Doctors and staff. He also inaugurated type-III quarters for the staff at Nadikude. During the course of inspection several public representatives also met the General Manager and discussed o­n Rail developmental plans pertaining to their region.

- New Bypass line constructed for a distance of 2.1 Km at a cost of Rs 39 Cr

- Commissioning of Bypass line at Motumari station avoids engine reversal and reduces enroute detentions for freight trains

- The modifications will ease movement of freight trains drastically

To ease both the Passenger and Freight traffic movements and to enhance train operations, South Central Railway has been undertaking several traffic facility works including yard modifications, constructions of longer loop lines, additional loop lines and bypass lines etc., at different locations across the Zone. o­ne such important traffic facility work undertaken by the Zone in recent times has been the construction of a Bypass line at Motumari railway station. This has now been successfully commissioned by the Zone along with construction of cabin and Over Head Equipment (OHE) alignment of the rail line towards Vishnupuram.

Motumari station is located o­n the Grand Trunk route in the Dornakal – Vijayawada main line. A branch line starts from this station connecting Vishnupuram station o­n Bibinagar – Nadikudi Railway line via Jaggayapet Town and acts as an alternate and shortest rail route between Secunderabad and Vijayawada. This Motumari - Vishnupuram branch line is an important and vital rail link connecting many major & tiny cement plants, Dolomite mines and FCI godowns in the region. Presently, this branch line is being exclusively used for the movement of freight traffic.

Earlier all freight trains running between Secunderabad and this railway (branch) line had to undergo change of locomotive for facilitating train movements, due to the then yard layout. With the Motumari station situated o­n the busy section, this led to abnormal detention of the freight trains in the section. In order to overcome this problem, SCR has undertaken work for construction of Bypass line at this station for a distance of 2.1 Kms with an estimated cost of Rs 39 Crores.

Accordingly, the new bypass line has now been commissioned along with a new cabin building having Electronic Interlocking (EI) system with 25 routes and 3 additional crossovers. New EI System with 83 routes has been commissioned at Motumari station with new relay room & battery room. In addition, OHE alignment has been done to facilitate uninterrupted train movement with electric traction.

Benefits of commissioning the new Bypass line include:

· Provides seamless movement of train operations from and to Kazipet direction as well as branch line.

· No detention to freight trains in the section leading to enhancement in section capacity, by reducing incremental detention for other trains as well.

· Leads to improvement in average speed of the trains.

· Enhances through put and improves the utilisation of rolling stock.

Shri Gajanan Mallya, General Manager has complimented the Officers and Staff of Construction Organisation and Team SCR who were crucial in the completion of this bypass line along with necessary modifications. He also opined that the commissioning of bye pass line paves the way for smooth operation of train services in Vijayawada - Dornakal main line, duly avoiding enroute detention. It also helps in wagon turn round and assists in increasing the freight loading of the Zone, he added.