NCR accomplished another milestone in the leadership of Shri Pramod Kumar, General Manager by commissioning electronic Interlocking at Bharwa Sumerpur station of Khairar-Bhimsen section of Jhansi division in lieu of old electromechanical installation.
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- With this commissioning NCR has replaced all old and obsolete mechanical signalling from all the passenger routes including branch lines, which will boost and enhance passengers safety.
- Provision of Electronic Interlocking at Bharwa Sumerpur station and replacement of existing Electro-mechanical signalling (last station of NCR) by providingHitachi make Electronic Interlocking work completed successfully with std-II interlocking.
- Electronic Interlocking System is a state-of-the-art system of signalling, which replaced the age-old mechanical system of pulling the lever for setting the routes. This not only saves man power by enabling the operation controlling from centralised location but also enhances safety.
- The installation of new electronic interlocking in place of the old electro-mechanical installation is a significant achievement from the point of view of safety. With the above commissioning, North Central Railway has also completely abolished mechanical interlocking on passenger routes.
- The Principal Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer Shri M.K. Beura, Chief Signal & Telecommunication Engineer/Project (Coordination) Shri Satyendra Kumar, Chief Signal & Telecommunication Engineer/Project Bholendra Singh along with the entire Signal & Telecom team has played an important role in achieving this milestone.
Source: North Central Railway- Press Release | Images Credit: North Central Railway
