South Western Railway completes doubling works between Unkal and Dharwad

October 21, 2020 Rail News

As part of Hosapete-Tinaighat – Vasco-da-gama doubling, the section between Hubballi and Dharwad twin cities is being doubled. In this work, the stretch of Dharwad -Navalur-Unkal is now completed.

  • Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) conducted statutory inspection of newly laid double line Section between Dharwad to Unkal (17 Km) o­n 14.10.2020. 
  • After compliance of observations in the inspection, CRS o­n 16.10.2020 has given authorization for running of passenger and goods trains between Dharwad and Unkal o­n Newly laid double line.
  • The work of Non- interlocking was taken up immediately by availing line blocks. Latest signaling system with Electronic Interlocking was commissioned in Dharwad o­n 16.10.2020. 
  • This electronic system of operation of points and signals along with interlocking various gears for safe operations was of Centralized Architure with 55 routes.
  • Train No. 02630 Hazrat Nizamuddin – Yesvantpur Special Express o­n 16th Oct 2020 was the first train dealt o­n signals that passed through the newly laid double line between Dharwad and Navalur at 21:15 hrs.Work of Non Interlocking at Navalur station and track between Navalur and Hubbali Bye-pass west started in 16th Oct. 
  • As part of this Navalur Station will be commissioned for 148 route distributed Electronic Interlocking.
  • Authorization from CRS was received o­n 16.10.2020 and within a short time double line block section was commissioned for traffic between Dharwad and Navalur o­n 17.10.2020.  
  • At Unkal station, new station building with island platform and new Foot over bridge has been constructed under this work.
  • This doubling work was accomplished with two cut and connections; o­ne between Dharwad and Unkal and other between Unkal and Hubballi. 
  • Cut and connection involved making new track first for certain stretch, then cutting off connection to old track and connect New track.
  • The work of doubling Hubballi West to Hubbali involves Hubballi yard remodeling in which the world’s longest platform is coming up and same is expected to commission early next year.

The work of interlocking with blocks could be completed in a short time with the initiative of Shri  Arvind Malkhede, DRM/UBL and executed by  Shri P K Kshatriya, CPM/RVNL and Smt Madhavi, GGM,S&T/RVNL.

Source: South Western Railway-Press Release