South Central Railway of India has commissioned electrical traction on Guntakal-Raichur-Wadi section and Nallapadu-Cumbum section of Guntur-Nandyal rail route.
The electrification of these two zones was introduced following approval from the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS).
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CRS authorised electrical traction of the 136 route kilometre (rkm) Guntakal-Chiksugur section and the 165rkm Nallapadu-Cumbum section.
Electrification of these two lines is expected to improve operational convenience and the overall mobility of passenger and freight trains.
The Guntakal-Raichur-Wadi section currently consists of 26 stations and acts as a crucial link for Mumbai and North India.
The Guntakal-Wadi electrification project was approved in 2009-2010 and comprises 228rkm, as well as 547 track kilometres (tkm).
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By GlobalDataSouth Central Railway has completed the project in two separate Wadi-Raichur and Guntakal-Raichur phases, at a total cost of INR2077m ($32m).
Electrification of the section Nallapadu-Cumbum-Diguvametta-Dhone-Guntakal was approved in 2012-13 at a projected cost of INR3633m ($56.m), and will consist of a total of 426rkm.
The section between Nallapadu-Cumbum is completed on the Guntur-Nandyal-Guntakal rail route under the project. This section comprises 165rkm and 200tkm.
The passenger trains between Tenali-Markapur can now be converted from Diesel Loco hauling to Electric Loco hauling following the electrification, thereby reducing fuel cost and pollution.
Image: Commissioning of electrical traction on Guntakal-Raichur-Wadi Section and Nallapadu-Cumbum Section of SCR. Photo: courtesy of South Central Railway.
