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Showing posts with label Railway Electrification. Show all posts
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Sunday, January 5, 2020

CORE - Railway Electrification

Railway Electrification / CORE 


  • CORE - Central Organisation for Railway Electrification was set up in 1979 under the Ministry of Railways.


  • Hqrs - Allahabad


  • Officers - 300 (Approx) and Staff -3700 (Approx)  -- Total - 4000 (Approx) 


  • 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 an eco-friendly, faster, and energy-efficient mode of transportation.

  • Target by 2022-23 - 100% electrification of all Broad Gauge routes.

 

  •  As of 01.04.2022 position  - Indian Railways Network - in Route Kilo Meters (RKMs)

Total 

Broad Gauge

Electrified

69182 RKMs

65141 RKMs (94 %)

52247 RKMs ( 80 % of BG )

 

  • 80 % of Broad Gauge is electrified. 

  • Fast Growth in Electrification after Independence - In RKMs

To end of 

Electrified Route KMs

Remarks

1947-48

388


2012-13

21191

55 times increased during 65 years

2021-22

52247

146 % increase during the last 9 years (6366 km in the 2021-22 year alone )

  • 03.02.1925  - First Electric train  - Bombay VT and Kurla Harbour   - 1500 Volt  DC (Direct Current)

 

  • 1957  - Adopted 25 kV system in place of 1500 Volt DC

 

  • 1961 year - First Electric Loco (1500 V Dc) 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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