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Southern Railway to electrify 1,500km of lines in three years

  • by Railways Year Book
  • Posted on September 19, 2020September 19, 2020
  • Railway Electrification

Southern Railway will electrify 1,400 route km of lines in three years as per a deadline set by the Union ministry. This will ensure smoother running of trains across all routes without changing locomotives from […]

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Southern Railway to install solar plants on 460 acres of land

  • by Railways Year Book
  • Posted on September 19, 2020September 19, 2020
  • Green Initiatives of IR

Southern Railway has identified 300 acres of vacant land and 160 acres of land alongside tracks to set up solar plants under power purchase agreement (PPA). The plants on vacant land will have a capacity […]

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Trains to run faster on six stretches of Southern Railway

  • by Railways Year Book
  • Posted on September 14, 2020September 14, 2020
  • Southern Railway

Southern Railway used the lockdown period to carry out track works which will allow trains to run at more than 100kmph on the Chennai-Gudur, Pattabhiram-Thiruninravur, Arakkonam-Renigunta, Minjur-Ponneri and a few other stretches. But terminal station […]

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Southern Railway Rebuilds Two Waterway Bridges in Just Nine Hours

  • by Railways Year Book
  • Posted on September 14, 2020September 14, 2020
  • Southern Railway

The Southern Railway rebuild two waterway bridges in a record time of nine hours, at Karamadai using reinforced cement concrete (RCC) last week on Thursday (10th September 2020), paving the way for Blue Mountain Express […]

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Southern Railway Did Several Projects in Shutdown

  • by Railways Year Book
  • Posted on August 17, 2020August 17, 2020
  • Southern Railway

Southern Railway aims to complete 148km of doubling, 90km of gauge conversion and 270km of electrification work this financial year. Hoisting the national flag to mark 74th Independence Day on Saturday, Southern Railway general manager […]

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23% Growth in Freight Earnings in Madurai Railway Division

  • by Railways Year Book
  • Posted on August 17, 2020August 17, 2020
  • Southern Railway

Cancellation of trains due to the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in heavy loss in passenger revenue. But, the earnings through operating goods trains have increased to Rs 71.6 crore this fiscal against last year’s Rs 58 […]

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Trichy Railway Division Handles 9% more Freight

  • by Railways Year Book
  • Posted on August 17, 2020August 17, 2020
  • Southern Railway

Trichy railway division has handled 10.9 tonnes of commodities to various destinations in the financial year 2019-20, an improvement of 9% over the corresponding year, and its highest ever in any financial year, divisional railway […]

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Earnings from Goods Trains Up During Lockdown in Madurai Division

  • by Railways Year Book
  • Posted on August 17, 2020August 17, 2020
  • Southern Railway

Cancellation of trains due to the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in heavy loss in terms of passenger revenue. But, on the brighter side, the earnings through operation of goods trains have increased to Rs.71.56 crore this […]

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CRS Nod to Increase Train Speed on Chennai – Madurai Stretch

  • by Railways Year Book
  • Posted on July 28, 2020July 28, 2020
  • Southern Railway

The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) has accorded approval for increasing the speed limit of the trains from 100 to 110 kmph on Chennai – Madurai section. This will reduce the travel time between the […]

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Southern Railway Initiates Route Preparation Works for Private Trains

  • by Railways Year Book
  • Posted on July 16, 2020July 16, 2020
  • Private Trains

Southern Railway has initiated the route preparation works for running private trains. The route preparation work for running the high-speed private trains involve upgradation of tracks and bridges, straightening out curves on platforms and tracks […]

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