In a bid to maintain railway tracks and provide a safe and comfortable journey to rail passengers, N.F. Railway has undertaken several track renewal works during the month of September, 2022.
More details:
- N.F. Railway has carried out several track maintenance works to enhance safety and increase speed of train running.
- 16.53 Km of plain tracks have been deep screened by cleaning impervious layers of dust, sand ashes etc from ballast during the month of September, 2022 making a cumulative progress of 103.06 Km from April to September this year.
- Through Sleeper Renewal of 12.81 TKM has been done during the month of September, 2022 making a cumulative progress of 61.01 TKM up to the month.
- Through Turnout Renewals of 18.5 equivalent sets have been done during the month of September, 2022 making a cumulative progress of 83 sets up to the month.
- 16 numbers of bridges have been rehabilitated during the month of September, 2022 making a cumulative progress of 96 numbers bridges up to the month.
- Maintenance of tracks at regular intervals have resulted in smooth operations of trains and providing better riding experience for passengers.
- Moreover, 1546.24 kilometres of track have been tested by USFD (UltraSonic Flaw Detection) machine during the month of September, 2022 making a cumulative progress of 10529.18 kilometres up to the month.
- USFD technique is carried out to detect flaws like cracks and timely removal of defective rails for safety.
- The basic objective behind this rapid progress in track renewal activities is to further gear up the safety in train operations so that a safe journey for the passengers can be ensured.
Source: Northeast Frontier Railway- Press Release | Image Credit (representational): NFR
