SCR enhances sectional speeds of upto 130 kmph in 2,824 track km

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South Central Railway (SCR), during the course of last year, has increased the sectional speed to 130 kmph in a total of 2,824 km track route under its jurisdiction, including along the high density network of about 264 km between Secunderabad-Kazipet, besides also constructing 227.5 km railway line and electrifying 657 km, as part of the infrastructure enhancement, informed senior officials on Friday.

The increase in speeds upto 130 kmph have also been made applicable in the Golden Quadrilateral route for round 1,072 track km between Renigunta-Wadi and Golden Diagonal route for about 1,488 track km between Balharshah–Kazipet–Vijayawada–Gudur. The Train collision Avoidance system (TCAS) has been extended further to 948 km covering 92 locations over the zone. Other safety measures which received top priority are removing the manned level crossings at 107 locations and attaining top position in the track maintenance works among all zones across the country to an extent of 14,468 km.

Among the key new lines completed are: Bhadrachalam–Chandurugonda — 25 km; double lines were completed to an extent of 120.5 km in the following sections: Pendekallu–Edduladoddi — 8.5 km, Falaknuma–Umdanagar–Shadnagar — 44 km, Gajjalakonda–Kurichedu — 25 km, Vijayawada–Uppaluru — 17 km and Gooty–Kalluru — 26 km.