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Saturday, 25 November 2017

17:55

BENGALURU-MYSURU DOUBLE LINE (138.3 KM) COMMISSIONED FOR TRAFFIC

BENGALURU-MYSURU DOUBLE LINE (138.3 KM) COMMISSIONED FOR TRAFFIC
The pending 1.7 KM stretch of doubling between Bengaluru-Mysuru line at Srirangapatna has been commissioned for traffic today. With commissioning and completion of this stretch of 1.7 Km. at Sriranagapatna, the entire Bengaluru-Mysuru (138.3 km) Doubling Project now stands fully completed and commissioned (excluding electrification between Yeliyur-Mysuru (39 Km), which is also nearing completion) which will reduce the travelling time between Bengaluru and Mysuru.
The doubling of Bengaluru- Mysuru was sanctioned in 3 stages. 
Stage-I: (Bengaluru-Kengeri – 12.3 Km) was completed & commissioned in Feburary, 2007 at a cost of Rs. 39.59 Crore. 
Stage-II: (Kengeri-Ramanagaram – 32.00 km) was completed and commissioned in October, 2008 at a cost of Rs. 75.98 Crore. 
Stage-III:Ramanagaram-Mysuru Doubling with Electrification from Kengeri to Mysuru at an anticipated cost of Rs.875 Crore. was taken up on cost sharing basis with Government of Karnataka. Doubling in Ramanagaram-Mysuru (94.00 km) was completed and commissioned in October, 2015 except for a small stretch of 1.7 km at Srirangapatna. 
This 1.7 Km stretch at Srirangapatna was having Tippu Sultan’s Armoury, an Archeological protected structure (monument). As this historic structure was exactly in the Doubling alignment, it was required to be translocated to a new location.The shifting of Tippu’s Armoury to the new location, a unique work done for the first time in India, was completed in March 2017 with help of M/s. Wolfe House Building Movers, USA, a pioneer in this field. 
In addition three Cauvery tributaries namely Cauvery North, Cauvery South & Paschimavahini were all located at the approaches of Sriranagapatna Station.New bridges were constructed across these three rivers for accommodating 2 new tracks. After completion of shifting of Tippu’s Armoury to a new location, the earthwork, platform work and track linking works at this stretch of 1.7 Km. was taken up and completed in the month of Sept., 2017 along with the balance work of three bridges.After statutory inspection by Commissioner of Railway Safety on 06.11.2017, followed by authorization to introduce the passenger trains services on this newly laid track, this stretch was also commissioned for traffic on 21.11.2017..


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Thursday, 1 December 2016

07:26

NI WORK IN BARASAT – HASNABAD SECTION -EASTERN RAILWAY

NI WORK IN BARASAT – HASNABAD SECTION -EASTERN RAILWAY

Kolkata, November 28, 2016:

In connection with the doubling work between Labutala & Champapukur stations o­n Barasat-Hasnabad section of Eastern Railway’s Sealdah Division, Non-Interlocking programme will continue between those two stations for 10 days (3 days Pre-NI & 7 days NI Work) from 29.11.2016.
Consequently, some EMU locals of the section will remain cancelled / short terminated /diverted/ controlled enroute during the period of NI Work.
























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Saturday, 25 July 2015

23:05

ALSTOM India & Alstom Transport S.A JV issued Letter of Acceptance (LOA) by DFCCIL

ALSTOM India & Alstom Transport S.A JV issued Letter of Acceptance (LOA) by DFCCIL

New Delhi: One of the flagship projects of Indian Railways namely Dedicated Freight Corridor continues to maintain implementation tempo. The Nodal PSU of Indian Railways entrusted with the implementation of this project namely Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) achieved yet another milestone by successfully awarding the System Contract for Bhaupur (Kanpur) – Khurja Section of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) Phase- I to AIL-ATSA JV.

This section has a 343 kms. (Double Track) length. This contract has been awarded on Design Build lump sum basis at a cost of about Rs.1497 crore. The work involves Design and Construction of Electrification, Signalling, Telecommunication, Buildings and other associated works. The contract has been awarded through International Competitive Bidding Process. The work is funded by World Bank.

For Electrification, Signalling, Telecommunications & related works for a railways project ALSTOM India announced that the proposed Joint venture (JV) of ALSTOM India (AIL) and Alstom Transport S.A. (ATSA) has been issued a Letter of Acceptance (LoA) by Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) for Design, Construction, Supply, Testing and Commissioning of 2X25kv AC 50 Hz Electrification, Signalling, and Telecommunication and Associated Works of Double Track Railways Lines Under Construction on a Design Build Lump Sum Basis for Bhaupur-Khurja Section of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (System Works Contract Package -104) for an accepted contract amount of approximately Rs. 1,497 (One thousand four hundred ninety seven) crore (INR 14.97 Billion).

The Electrification work includes Traction Power Supply, Over Head Equipment (OHE) and state of art SCADA for 2X25 kV System. The Signalling and Telecommunication work includes Automatic Signalling, Electronic Interlocking, Train Detection using Multi Section Digital Axle Counters (MSDAC), Train Management System, OFC based communication system, GSM-R based Mobile Train Radio Communication etc. The Building work includes Station Buildings, Operation Control Centre (OCC), Maintenance Depots and Residential Quarters. The Bhaupur-Khurja Section will have 10 stations at a spacing of 35-40 Kms of which 4 are Junction Stations connecting to Indian Railways for exchange of freight traffic. The system shall be designed to carry long Haul (1500 M.) Freight trains of 13000 tons at a maximum speed of 100 kmph and will improve the present average speed of 25 kmph on Indian Railway to 65 kmph. The contract for Civil Work is already awarded and the construction work is progressing at a fast pace. The complete Bhaupur–Khurja section is planned for opening during 2018.

Further the Company has informed that, AIL had completed the sale and transfer of its transportation systems undertaking (Transport Undertaking) to ALSTOM Transport India (ATIL), as a going concern on a ‘slump sale’ basis on 31 March 2014. Before the sale and transfer of the Transport Undertaking, AIL and ATSA had participated in the bidding process in February 2013 against which the aforesaid LoA has been issued by DFCCIL. Pursuant to the said LoA, AIL and ATSA shall incorporate a Special Purpose Company (SPC) for the purpose of executing the aforesaid project. The role of AIL in such SPC shall be limited only to equity participation not exceeding 5% (not exceeding Rs 8 crore).

DFCCIL, a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) is engaged in planning, construction, operation and maintenance of the dedicated freight corridors and in the first phase, the two corridors, namely, Eastern Corridor from Ludhiana to Dankuni (1840 kms) and the Western Corridor from Dadri to Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) (1502 kms) are being constructed. The entire Western Corridor is being funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), while the Eastern Corridor from Mughalsarai to Ludhiana is being funded by the World Bank.
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