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NEW DELHI: Central Railway (CR) achieves a significant milestone with 100% electrification of its entire Broad Gauge Network thus saving 5.204 lakh tons carbon footprints annually and Rs 1,670 crores annually. Indian Railway which is working in mission mode to become the largest Green Railway in the world, is moving towards becoming a “net zero carbon emitter” before 2030. PM Narendra Modi congratulated the team on its outstanding feat. CR achieved the feat February 23, 2023 with the electrification of the last non-electrified section of Ausa Road- Latur Road (52 RKM) on Solapur Division.
Naresh Lalwani, general manager, Central Railway said: “Railway is guided by a historical vision of being an environment friendly, efficient, cost effective, punctual and a modern carrier of passengers as well as the freight to serve the growing needs of New India. This will also significantly reduce the fuel bill and earn carbon footprints.”
“Outstanding feat. Compliments to the entire team,” said Modi on twitter.
The pace of railway electrification, which is environment friendly and reduces pollution, has increased at 9X speed since 2014. Railways has planned electrification of Broad Gauge routes, which will facilitate elimination of diesel traction resulting in significant reduction in its carbon footprint and environmental pollution.
Apart from environmental-friendly mode of transport, electrification also offers advantages like reduced dependence on imported diesel fuel saving precious foreign currency, reduced operating cost, haulage of heavier freight trains and longer passenger trains with high haulage capacity of electric locomotives leading to increase throughout, and increased sectional capacity by eliminating detention on account of traction change.
The pioneering railway, where the first electric train ran in India between the then Bombay Victoria Terminus (now Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus) and Kurla on Harbour line on February 3, 1925. The section was electrified on 1500 Volt DC. The conversion of DC traction on Mumbai Division of Central Railway to AC traction began in 2001 and progressively, without significant disturbance to the lifeline of the nation, i.e, suburban services, was completed in 2016.
Central Railway is strategically located at the middle part of India, and it connects most of the Indian cities and other locations with the major cities in its jurisdiction like Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Nasik, Solapur, Kolhapur.
Naresh Lalwani, general manager, Central Railway said: “Railway is guided by a historical vision of being an environment friendly, efficient, cost effective, punctual and a modern carrier of passengers as well as the freight to serve the growing needs of New India. This will also significantly reduce the fuel bill and earn carbon footprints.”
“Outstanding feat. Compliments to the entire team,” said Modi on twitter.
The pace of railway electrification, which is environment friendly and reduces pollution, has increased at 9X speed since 2014. Railways has planned electrification of Broad Gauge routes, which will facilitate elimination of diesel traction resulting in significant reduction in its carbon footprint and environmental pollution.
Apart from environmental-friendly mode of transport, electrification also offers advantages like reduced dependence on imported diesel fuel saving precious foreign currency, reduced operating cost, haulage of heavier freight trains and longer passenger trains with high haulage capacity of electric locomotives leading to increase throughout, and increased sectional capacity by eliminating detention on account of traction change.
The pioneering railway, where the first electric train ran in India between the then Bombay Victoria Terminus (now Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus) and Kurla on Harbour line on February 3, 1925. The section was electrified on 1500 Volt DC. The conversion of DC traction on Mumbai Division of Central Railway to AC traction began in 2001 and progressively, without significant disturbance to the lifeline of the nation, i.e, suburban services, was completed in 2016.
Central Railway is strategically located at the middle part of India, and it connects most of the Indian cities and other locations with the major cities in its jurisdiction like Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Nasik, Solapur, Kolhapur.
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