Rly officers' inspect newly-built, electrified double line
Koraput: Senior railway officials led by Brijesh Kumar Mishra, commissioner of railway safety (CRS), south eastern circle, conducted a comprehensive inspection of the newly constructed 11.161 km electrified double line between Suku and Koraput stations on Thursday.
The inspection is part of the ongoing Kottavalasa-Koraput doubling project.
According to a release, the newly-commissioned double line section is equipped with 60 kg rails and designed to support a 25-tonne axle load. The stretch includes several major and minor bridges and engineered curves, all built to meet operational standards. Successful speed trials were conducted during the inspection, following which formal authorisation was granted for full-fledged commissioning of the section.
The development is a key component of the broader doubling initiative along the Koraput-Rayagada line, aimed at enhancing rail capacity and improving operational efficiency in the region.
The project was executed with coordinated efforts from the civil engineering, signal & telecom, and electrical departments of the construction organization, with significant planning and support from the operations and traffic teams of the Waltair division.
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The inspection also reviewed key infrastructure upgrades, including newly-installed crossovers at station yards, high-level platforms, and bridge works. The work is a testimony to engineering challenges overcome during the project, particularly in navigating the difficult terrain involving hard rock cutting, steep gradients, and tight curves, it reads.
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