DFCCIL Completes work on New Ateli-New Phulera section of WDFC

by Psu Connect
Date: 17-08-18

New Ateli: On the auspicious occasion of the 72nd Independence day on 15th August 2018, the inaugural train run on the newly built 190 Route Kilometers (449 Track kms) section of New Ateli to New Phulera was successfully conducted. This forms part of the phase I stretch of Western Corridor of Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India. The 190 route kms section is provided with 6 newly built freight stations consisting of four crossing stations (Dabla, Bhagega, Sri Madhopur and Pachar Malikpur) and two Junction stations (Ateli and Phulera).

This section is located in Mahendragarh district of Haryana and Jaipur district of Rajasthan. The section contains 10 major bridges and 127 minor bridges, One Rail Fly Over (RFO) and 118 Road Under Bridges (RUB).

Freight trains on DFCCIL will be capable for attaining speeds of 100 kmph as against the current maximum speed of 75 km/h on Indian Railway. The average speed of freight trains will also be increased from existing speed of 26 kmph on lines to 70 kmph on Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFC).

1. Highlights of the section:

Equipped for Heavy Haul train operation with 25 Ton axle load for the First Time in India (currently practiced only in USA, Canada, Brazil, Australia, China, Russia South-Africa and Sweden-Norway)
Equipped for Double line electric (2 X 25 KV) track to undertake higher haulage at higher speeds with 7000 KW (9000 HP) CO-CO- 6 axle Locomotives.
Employed for the 1st time in India the latest “Automated New Track Construction (NTC)” machine with single day track laying capacity of 1.5 km/day.
Equipped with High rise Over Head Equipment (OHE) of 7.4 meter height (existing IR OHE 5.5 m) for double stack container movement on flat wagons
Provision for Train Protection and Warning System (TPWS) for safe and efficient operation.
Equipped for 4 aspect Automatic Colour light Signaling on the entire route with Inter Signal spacing of 2 kms.
Elimination of all Level crossings planned.
Water Conservation through Rainwater harvesting in all the stations and RUBs (road under bridge)
Recycling and Re-use - Construction materials and Waste management

2. Civil Engineering:

25 ton axle loads as compared to present 22.5 ton axle load on IR to facilitate transport of heavier cargo.
Formation and Bridges are built for higher axle loads of 32.5 ton.
Cant in turnout zone – For the first time in Indian Railways, to avoid change in rail plane, turnouts have been canted to ensure smooth riding and reduce rolling contact fatigue and also enhance speed on turn outs to 50 kmph as against existing 30 limit of kmph.
Use of weldable crossings
Head Hardened rail – This is to ensure longer life and lesser maintenance of tracks
Long Flash But Welding Panels – Specially designed welded panels used to avoid field joints in rails
CWR/ LWR through points and crossings – with enhancement of safety by avoiding free joint and reducing impact in turnout zone
Friction buffer stop – better safety of trains

3. Electrical System:

Computer Simulation Tool – to optimize rating of major equipment such as traction transformers
SCADA and Protection System – State-of-the-art Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition (SCADA) system and numerical problem scheme to enhance safety of power system
Superior composition and profiling of Contact and Catenary Wire with improved regulating Equipment
Earthing and Bonding Strategy - Complying international standards so as to achieve desired human/ equipment safety as per EN-50122-1

4. Signalling and Telecommunication

Use of Clamp lock Point machines: These special machines secure the Turn out assembly for passing high speed and high load trains by locking the Switch and Stock rails.
Train Protection and Warning System (TPWS) – Automatic Train Protection System based on European Train Control System, Level-1 (ETCS L-1). This eliminates the SPAD (Signal Passing At Danger) cases.
Train Management System - Train monitoring from a centralized location.
GSM-R Global System for Mobile Communication for Railways to enable loco Pilot to communicate with the Controller from the Locomotive.
Partner in ‘Make in India’ Initiative of Government of India.

The major equipment which are being used in the New Ateli-New Phulera section such as transformers, auto-transformers, other conductors are part of the ‘Make in India’ program of Government of India.

DFCCIL Completes work on New Ateli-New Phulera section of WDFC

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