Railway department wouldn't run passenger trains till November: DRM
Sources from guntakal stated that guntakal Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Alok Tiwari said that the railway department wouldn't be able to run passenger trains even by november in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. When speaking to the media through the google Meet app, Tiwari briefed about the progress of various railway development works going on in the division. He said that they have started work with a target to complete electrification of the 123 km rail line between Yerraguntla-Nandyal and 227 km between Dharmavaram-Pakala by 2021.
Tiwari expressed a hope that Gutti-Dharmavaram 30 km double track will be completed by the end of this financial year. The state-of-the-art electronic interlocking signal system has been completed and made available with a budget of Rs. 15 crore, said DRM of Guntakal.
Speaking about Mission Raftar he said that as a part of the scheme, the train was traveling at a speed of 130 kmph between Gutti-Renugunta. The Divisional Railway Manager said that they have conducted speed trial run to test the track quality and signal quality of 23 bridges along the track. In a move to provide medical services to COVID-19 patients guntakal Railway Divisional Hospital has been converted into COVID-19 care center, said Tiwari. He also said they had taken up track strengthening works between Gutti-Wadi and the trains would run at a speed of 130 kmph on this route by December.
Tiwari expressed a hope that Gutti-Dharmavaram 30 km double track will be completed by the end of this financial year. The state-of-the-art electronic interlocking signal system has been completed and made available with a budget of Rs. 15 crore, said DRM of Guntakal.
Speaking about Mission Raftar he said that as a part of the scheme, the train was traveling at a speed of 130 kmph between Gutti-Renugunta. The Divisional Railway Manager said that they have conducted speed trial run to test the track quality and signal quality of 23 bridges along the track. In a move to provide medical services to COVID-19 patients guntakal Railway Divisional Hospital has been converted into COVID-19 care center, said Tiwari. He also said they had taken up track strengthening works between Gutti-Wadi and the trains would run at a speed of 130 kmph on this route by December.