Chamrola

North Central Railway

Headquarter

Public Relations

Prayagraj

No. PR/09/2019/Press ReleaseDate: 28.09.2019

Use of Long Welded Rail in point and crossing area of track-

A step towards enhanced track safety

North Central Railway maintains and operate o­n 53% of Delhi- Howrah and 24% of Delhi-Chennai super saturated Grand Chord routes. It also runs highest speed train of India, the Gatiman Express at 160 kmph while Vande Bharat the first train set of country has average speed of 104 kmph o­n NCR territory which is best o­n IR. All Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains o­n NCR territory have average speed of more than 90 KMPH which is best among all zonal railways.This massive and high-speed operation calls for a robust track structure and innovative maintenance practices to ensure safety and mobility in train operations.

As an step towards improved safety, riding quality and better maintainability o­ne Long Welded Rail through Point & Crossing has been laid in Chamrola yard in Gaziabad-Tundla section of North Central Railway o­n Allahabad division.

Provision of continuous long welded rail in point and crossing zone has reduced number of joints in track structure making it more robust and ensuring better riding comfort through joint less movement of wheels over it. With provision of long welded rail requirement of In-situ welding in point and crossing zone has also reduced which will further add to safety and comfort in train operations. This will also add to reliability of permanent way assets as number of glued joints will reduce which are prone to failures leading to detentions in train operation.

This pioneering and innovative work of providing jointless continuous rail in point and crossing zone of railway track has been inaugurated o­n 28.09.19 by Shri. Rakesh Goyal, Additional Member, Railway Board in presence of Shri Sharad Mehta, Principal Chief Engineer, N. C. Railway, Mr. B. P. Awasthi, Executive Director, Railway Board and Mr. A. K. Dadariya, Chief Track Engineer, N. C. Railway. North Central railway plan to provide this item o­n its entire stretch based o­n performance and in a phased manner.