Railway Electrification
/ CORE
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CORE - Central
Organisation for Railway Electrification set up in 1979 under Ministry of
Railways.
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Hqrs - Allahabad
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Officers - 300 (Approx) and Staff -3700
(Approx) -- Total - 4000 (Approx)
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Object: Electrification of Railway Tracks over
IR. To reduce the Nation’s dependence on imported petroleum based energy i.e.,
Diesel and to enhance the country’s energy security, with a vision of providing
eco-friendly, faster and energy efficient mode of transportation.
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Target by 2021-22 - 100%
electrification of all Broad Gauge routes.
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As on
01.04.2019 position - Indian Railways
Network - in Route Kilo Meters (RKMs)
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Total
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Broad Gauge
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Electrified
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69182 RKMs
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64298 RKMs (93 %)
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35488 RKMs ( 55 % of BG )
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Fast Growth in
Electrification after Independence - In RKMs
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Year
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Electrified Rout KMs
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Remarks
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1947
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388
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|
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2013
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21191
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55 times increased during 65 years
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2019
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35488
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67 % increased in last 6 years
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03.02.1925
- First Electric train - Bombay
VT and Kurla Harbour - 1500 Volt DC (Direct Current)
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1957 -
Adopted 25 kv system in place of 1500 Volt DC
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1961 - First Electric
Loco named "Lokamanya" rolled out from CLW, Varanasi
Advantages:
1.
Reduce
dependence on imported petroleum based fuels i.e., Diesel
2.
Saving in
Foreign exchange
3.
Reduce diesel consumption by 283 Crores liters
per annum
4.
Faster
and environment friendly.
5.
Reduces
LHC - Line Haul Cost
6.
Increased
sectional capacity by 18% due to higher average speed
7.
Reducing
Operating and maintenance costs.
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