By way of Categorical Information Provider
BENGALURU: The South Western Railway (SWR) Zone has to this point finished 232 Direction kms (RKM) of electrification within the ongoing monetary 12 months and is focused on finishing touch of every other 200-plus kms earlier than the fiscal ends. This in flip interprets to change over of diesel engines to the eco-friendly electrical engines.
In keeping with an legitimate liberate, the electrified monitor on SWR was once slightly over 200 kms in 2016. “It has now risen to 1452 kms. A complete of 40% of all of the RKM of the zone is galvanized at this time,” it stated.
Sanjeev Kishore, Common Supervisor, SWR stated, “Within the present monetary 12 months 2021-22 22 trains have already been transformed to electrical traction to run with electrical engines. Within the subsequent couple of days (January 28/29) 4 extra such trains will likely be operated.”
SWR is aiming to change atleast 10 extra trains to electrical engines within the subsequent two months, with focal point on sections the place electrification has been finished. All through the remaining two monetary years (2019-2020 and 2020-2021), SWR has switched 48 trains to electrical engines.
10,000 litres of diesel to be stored:
In the meantime, SWR will save 10,000 litres of diesel in keeping with day from Saturday (January 29) when two pairs of trains will make the transfer to electrical locomotives, the discharge stated.
Hassan- Solapur-Hassan Day by day Categorical (Educate No. 11312/11311) will transfer over from diesel to electrical locomotive between Solapur-Yesvantpur- Solapur. This will likely be in impact from January 28 from the Hassan finish and from January 29 from the Solapur aspect.
In a similar fashion, Mysuru- Bagalkot- Mysuru Basava Categorical (Educate No. 17307/17308) will transfer over to electrical loco between Mysuru- Solapur- Mysuru. This will likely come into impact from January 28 when it commences adventure from Mysuru and from January 29 when it commences from Bagalkot.