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www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in- 2021-04-05
With more than 6000 RKM, Railways log highest ever figures in Electrification of routes and Show astonishing 37 % jump in one year With 45,881 RKM i.e. 71 % have been electrified by 31.03.2021 An astonishing 34 % of total rail electrification has been completed in last three years alone Major boost to environment Railways use Covid as an opportunity to accelerate the Speed of projects Indian Railways has logged highest ever electrification of sections covering 6,015 Route Kilometer (RKM)in single year during 2020-21. Despite COVID pandemic, It has surpassed the previous highest of 5,276 RKM achieved in 2018-19. It is a proud moment for Indian Railways for achieving target of 6000 km plus electrification project completion during tough time 2020-21. Indian Railways is becoming environment friendly and energy secured. The latest Broad Gauge network of Indian Railways is 63,949 Route kilometer (RKM) and with 740 km of Konkan Railway is 64,689 RKM, out of which 45,881 RKM i.e. 71 % have been electrified by 31.03.2021. A lot of emphasis has been given to Railway Electrification in recent years with a view to reduce the Nation's dependence on imported petroleum-based energy and to enhance the country's energy security, with a vision of providing eco-friendly, faster and energy-efficient mode of transportation. More than 5 times electrification was achieved during (2014-21) last seven years as compared to during 2007-14. Since 2014, a record 24,080 RKM (37% of present Broad Gauge routes) have been electrified against electrification of 4,337 RKM (7% of present Broad Gauge routes) during 2007-14. Out of total 45,881 RKM electrified so far, 34 % has been electrified in last three years only. Indian Railways has also commissioned a record 56 TSSs ( Traction Sub Stations ) during 2020-21, as against previous best of 42, which is an improvement of 33% despite COVID pandemic. A total of 201 Traction Sub Stations have been commissioned during last seven years as well. Some of the Major sections electrified by the Indian Railways over the year are as follows- S.No. Major route 1. Mumbai-Howrah via Jabalpur 2. Delhi-Darbhanga-Jaynagar 3. Gorakhpur-Varanasi via Aunrihar 4. Jabalpur-Nainpur-Gondia- Ballarshah 5. Chennai-Trichy 6. Indore-Guna-Gwalior-Amritsar 7. Delhi-Jaipur-Udaipur 8. New Delhi-New coochbehar-Srirampur Assam via Patna & Katihar 9. Ajmer-Howrah 10. Mumbai-Marwar 11. Delhi-Moradabad-Tanakpur Indian Railways has planned to fully electrify its tracks by December 2023. Total Rail electrification would contribute to the goal of “net zero” emissions by 2030 by drawing its entire electrical load from renewable energy sources. Follow us: (B.Guganesan) Chief Public Relations Officer 2
www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in- 2021-03-22
-Indian Railways undertakes a massive 3rd Party audit of its Bridges -SCR Completes 3rd Party audit of 68 bridges located at various places - 3rd Party audit provides transparency in upkeep and maintenance of bridges on Indian Railways Indian Railways has a vast network of 1, 50,390 bridges on its tracks across the country. In addition, 3449 Road Over Bridges (ROBs) have been provided to facilitate the public to cross the tracks on roads. For passenger / pedestrian crossing, 3771 FOBs are provided by Railways for convenience of public/rail users, as on 01.04.2020. Indian Railways follows a well established system of annual inspection and maintenance of Railway bridges/ROBs/FOBs by the designated railway officials as per the laid down schedules. To establish more confidence and reliability on the existing infrastructure, it was decided in 2018 to carryout third party audit of identified and critical bridges/ROBs/FOBs to have an independent expert view on the condition of the bridge. The objective of 3rd party inspection by expert agencies was to have a Bird’s eye view of the condition of critical components which may have been affected in corrosion prone areas. 3rd party audit of critical bridges is being done by expert agencies like IITs, NITs, SERC etc. Zonal railways were advised to carry out one time third party technical audit of the bridges duly checking all aspects of the bridge (strength assessment including NDT testing, , design adequacy for present day loading, physical condition etc. as considered necessary) by engaging national/international level expert agencies. The third party audit of the bridges was undertaken as per the following priority: i. All mega bridges, Railway Bridges with ORN 1 ratings, ROBs & FOBs. ii. Railway Bridges with ORN 2 ratings and bridges with speed restrictions. iii. All important bridges of more than 80 yrs old. iv. Any other bridge which railway consider critical from condition point of view. Major benefits of 3rd party audit was realised in Mumbai area where dilapidated conditions were noticed in 49 ROBs. Essential repairs were carried out in 43 ROBs and 6 ROBs were closed, dismantled and their rebuilding is under progress. Simultaneously, dilapidated condition was noticed in 127 FOBs. Essential repairs were carried out in 95 FOBs and 32 FOBs were closed & dismantled for replacement. Rebuilding work has been completed in 20 FOBs and 12 FOBs are in progress. Out of total identified 1107 bridges/ROBs/FOBs, 3rd party audit of 815 bridges/ROBs/FOBs has been completed and balance works are in progress. To make the entire system transparent, Boards have been provided at all ROBs and FOBs. In respect of railway bridges, boards have been provided at the stations (for next block section in increasing Km) at suitable locations on main platform. South Central Railway has completed 3rd Party Audit of all the targeted total 68 bridges which constitutes 43 Foot Over Bridges (FOB’s) and 25 Road over Bridges (ROB’s). Secunderabad Division has conducted 3rd Party Audit for 20 FOB’s and 8 RUB’s; Vijayawada Division has conducted 3rd Party Audit for 17 FOB’s and 9 RUB’s; Guntur Division has conducted 3rd Party Audit for 2 FOB’s; Hyderabad Division has conducted 3rd Party Audit for 03 FOB’s; Nanded has conducted 3rd Party Audit for 1 FOB; Guntakal Division has conducted 3rd Party Audit for 8 ROB’s. To further increase the transparency among users and to establish reliability of railway’s infrastructure, the photographs of boards at ROBs/FOBs and at stations have been uploaded on web based Indian Railways Bridge Management System (IRBMS) which is linked to rail drishti and the photographs of boards can be seen by any person through the site @ www.raildrishti.in by following the path:- Main Contents → Performance indicator → Bridge Inspection → Inspection Board photographs. (Ch.Rakesh) Chief Public Relations Officer
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