Indian Railways completes electrification of six out of 17 zones
4 min readExpress News Service
NEW DELHI: Moving nearer to realize the goal of Net Zero Carbon Emission by 2030, the Indian Railways has totally electrified 6 out of 17 zonal railways, setting a milestone in electrifications.
Uttar Pradesh has grow to be the primary state within the nation with its whole broad gauge railway community electrified. Impressed at this vital achievement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appreciated railways for this notable feat in the direction of the online zero objective.
Very good! https://t.co/CikE3cyPWc
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 22, 2023
Sharing particulars , DG PR Railway, Yogesh Baweja not too long ago mentioned that the six zonal railways particularly the East Coast Railway( ECor), North Central Railway(NCR) North Eastern Railway(NER), Eastern Railway( ER), South Eastern railway(SER) and West Central Railway(WCR) have been totally electrified. He mentioned that with the completion of electrification of Subhagpur-Pachperwa broad gauge route underneath the North Eastern Railway, the Indian Railway has accomplished the electrification of all BG routes in UP.
“This will result in fast rail connectivity in the region with improved speed of trains”, he claimed. He additionally mentioned that Indian’s Railway’s one of many Highly Utilised Network (HUN-5) -Jhansi-Muzaffarpur-Katnai is totally electrified giving a significant increase in rail connectivity between Jhansi-Lucknow-Barabanki-Burhwal and plenty of different areas alongside the route.
Racing in the direction of #Mission100PercentElectrification, Indian Railways ushers in a brand new daybreak with 100% electrification of the broad gauge rail community in Uttar Pradesh! pic.twitter.com/0PW4PyRnnU
— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) February 22, 2023
Quoting an estimated determine, he additional mentioned: “With 85% of rail route kilometres electrified, Indian Railway is rapidly progressing to accomplish ‘Mission 100% Electrification’ to become the largest green railway networks in the world”.
He additionally added that the railway can also be taking all-out effort to maximise scarp materials mobilization. The railway can also be working to make all stations as inexperienced railway stations progressively and as a part of this, Vishakhapatnam railway station of East Coast Railway has been awarded the ‘Green Railway Station ‘certification not too long ago. In the identical, the Kevadia railway station in Gujarat has grow to be India’s first railway station with a inexperienced constructing certification.
ALSO RAED | Indian Railways steps up measures to realize web zero carbon emission by 2030
As a part of attaining the objective, the railway has began a slew of initiatives additionally aside of electrification. The energy-efficiency locomotives are manufactured along with becoming bio bogs in coaches and changing the standard bulbs with LED bulbs for much less consumption of energy. The solar energy vegetation on the rooftops of railway numerous buildings and railway stations are being carried out within the mission mode.
NEW DELHI: Moving nearer to realize the goal of Net Zero Carbon Emission by 2030, the Indian Railways has totally electrified 6 out of 17 zonal railways, setting a milestone in electrifications.
Uttar Pradesh has grow to be the primary state within the nation with its whole broad gauge railway community electrified. Impressed at this vital achievement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appreciated railways for this notable feat in the direction of the online zero objective.
Very good! https://t.co/CikE3cyPWc
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 22, 2023
Sharing particulars , DG PR Railway, Yogesh Baweja not too long ago mentioned that the six zonal railways particularly the East Coast Railway( ECor), North Central Railway(NCR) North Eastern Railway(NER), Eastern Railway( ER), South Eastern railway(SER) and West Central Railway(WCR) have been totally electrified. He mentioned that with the completion of electrification of Subhagpur-Pachperwa broad gauge route underneath the North Eastern Railway, the Indian Railway has accomplished the electrification of all BG routes in UP.
“This will result in fast rail connectivity in the region with improved speed of trains”, he claimed. He additionally mentioned that Indian’s Railway’s one of many Highly Utilised Network (HUN-5) -Jhansi-Muzaffarpur-Katnai is totally electrified giving a significant increase in rail connectivity between Jhansi-Lucknow-Barabanki-Burhwal and plenty of different areas alongside the route.
Racing in the direction of #Mission100PercentElectrification, Indian Railways ushers in a brand new daybreak with 100% electrification of the broad gauge rail community in Uttar Pradesh! pic.twitter.com/0PW4PyRnnU
— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) February 22, 2023
Quoting an estimated determine, he additional mentioned: “With 85% of rail route kilometres electrified, Indian Railway is rapidly progressing to accomplish ‘Mission 100% Electrification’ to become the largest green railway networks in the world”.
He additionally added that the railway can also be taking all-out effort to maximise scarp materials mobilization. The railway can also be working to make all stations as inexperienced railway stations progressively and as a part of this, Vishakhapatnam railway station of East Coast Railway has been awarded the ‘Green Railway Station ‘certification not too long ago. In the identical, the Kevadia railway station in Gujarat has grow to be India’s first railway station with a inexperienced constructing certification.
ALSO RAED | Indian Railways steps up measures to realize web zero carbon emission by 2030
As a part of attaining the objective, the railway has began a slew of initiatives additionally aside of electrification. The energy-efficiency locomotives are manufactured along with becoming bio bogs in coaches and changing the standard bulbs with LED bulbs for much less consumption of energy. The solar energy vegetation on the rooftops of railway numerous buildings and railway stations are being carried out within the mission mode.
