Shri Ajay Kumar Singh, General Manager, South Western Railway (SWR) with Divisional Railway Manager Hubballi and Principal Heads of the Departments of South Western Railway inspected the progress of ongoing works being undertaken in the section between Hotgi and Gadag.
- Work of doubling with electrification between Hotgi and Gadag is in progress.
- After the inspection Shri Singh expressed satisfaction at the pace of work and issued instructions to complete them within targeted dates of completion.
- He asked concerned officials to raise sectional running speed as important maintenance works have been completed recently.
- During the inspection a speed trial up to 110 Km was done between Badami to Gadag.
- During the inspection Indi Road, Vijayapura, Almatti, Badami, Bagalkot stations were inspected. Staff quarters at Indi Road were inspected.
- Kudgi Canal crossing and proposed location of Aliabad where Vijayapura goods shed is planned to be shifted was inspected.
- During the inspection Shri P. C. Gaddigoudar, Hon’ble MP/Bagalkot and Shri Veeranna Charantimath, Hon’ble MLA/Bagalkot met GM/SWR and requested for works to be taken up on priority at Bagalkot.
- They requested for commencing work of new station building at Bagalkot with modern amenities.
- They also asked to start processing for construction of ROBs at Badami and Guledgudda for which works are sanctioned.
- GM assured that all infrastructure and passenger amenity works will be completed along with the doubling and electrification works between Hotgi and Gadag.
Shri Ajay Kumar Singh, GM/SWR was accompanied by Shri Arvind Malkhede, DRM/UBL, Shri Vipul Kumar, PCE: P Ravi Kumar, PCME, Shri Anil Pavitran, PCCM, Kum Roopa Srinivasan, Principal Financial Advisor, Shri Prem Narayan, CE/CN/Hubballi and Branch Officers of Hubballi Division. The inspection commenced from Hotgi at 9 am and finished at Gadag at 6 pm.
Shri Ajay Kumar Singh, GM/SWR informed that work was progressing satisfactorily and appreciated the improvement in engineering work and instructed officials to complete the works as per time lines fixed.
Recent achievement:
South Western Railway (SWR) has used the lockdown period to complete major track maintenance works, which has helped increasing the sectional speed (speed at which train runs) between stations. Maintenance of track is an integrated part of train operations and has a direct impact on both the safety of tracks as well as in maintaining the maximum permissible speed of the trains.
- Maintaining the railway lines, points, crossings, sleepers and ballast for enhancing the safety, speed and reliability are being taken-up during the maintenance.
- On SWR track maintenance works are being regularly carried out between Londa and Miraj section and Londa and Vasco sections of Hubli division.
- This facilitated increase in sectional speed from 100 Kmph to 110 Kmph.
- Faster trains can be run now due to this enhancement of speed.
- Works such as increase in super-elevation at curves, correction of transition length, through tamping, attending points and crossings with track machine named UNIMAT have been completed enabling this speed increase.
- Recouping of Ballast to maintain cushion, recouping missing permanent way fittings have also been completed.
- After inspection, Commissioner of Railway Safety has permitted increasing of sectional speed for 186 Km between Londa to Miraj and 19 Km between Sanvordem – Vasco of Hubli Division.
Details of increase in speed permitted by CRS is as below:
Londa – Miraj Section – 186 Km.
- Between Km 559/450 to 745/200 from 105 Kmph to 110 kmph in Sanvordem – Vasco section – 19 Km.
- Between Km 69.13 to 82.75 from 100 Kmph to 110 Kmph.
- Between Km 92.50 to 99.30 from 100 Kmph to 110 Kmph.
Source: South Western Railway-Press Release | Image Credit: Piyush goyal office- Twitter
