South Central Railway commissions second railway longer loop line at Andhra's Navabpalem
16 Sep 2021 15:04:50
New Delhi, September 16: The South Central Railway / SCR has commissioned a longer loop line at the Navabpalem station in the Vijayawada-Visakhapatnam section.
This is the second such line constructed in this zone. The first one was built at the Bikkavolu station. The new facility is to help the SCR to enhance train operations, ease the congestion and also accommodate long-haul goods trains with additional wagons.
In a press release, the SCR official spokesperson, Ch Rakesh, said the loop lines are constructed at stations in order to handle more trains and to ease out the train operations. The loop lines are normally built with the length of 750 metres, that could accommodate a full-length goods train with numerous engines.
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With the increasing need to transport huge quantities at a go, handling longer trains with more number of wagons is a necessity. To mitigate this problem, Indian Railways has been encouraging the construction of longer loop lines of around 1,500 metres (double the length of existing loop line.
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The Ministry of Railways earlier accorded sanction for the construction of longer loops at 6 different stations in the Vijayawada Division viz - Bikkavolu, Navabpalem & Elamanchili in Vijayawada-Visakhapatnam section, and Nidubrolu, Ammanabrolu and Bitragunta in the Vijayawada-Chennai section.