RVNL achieved milestone: Solapur-Kalaburgi Double line section is now totally electrified

NEW DELHI: Rail Vikas Nigam Limited team achieved another milestone of execution of RE of Hotgi-Solapur double line section RKM 14.96 & TKM 44.71. CRS inspection was successfully held today and with the completion of this stretch, the Solapur-Kalaburgi Double line section is now totally electrified.

CRS inspection of Railway electrification work between Hotgi-Solapur double line section (RKM 14.96 & TKM 44.71) was successfully completed today on 09-12-2021 by RVNL’s PUNE PIU. With the commissioning of this section, now 610 RKM railway electrification work is completed out of 641 RKM of the PUNE-WADI-GUNTAKAL section electrification project. 

This project covers a very important route of the golden quadrilateral connecting Mumbai & Chennai city. In addition to this, all south-going electric passenger & goods train from an important city like Hyderabad, Chennai & Bangalore (Southcentral Railway & Southwest  Railway) can come up to Solapur district, Maharashtra ( Central Railway) on electric traction. During Electrification of this section, special OHE arranged under ROB 454/01 made due to less height and insulation sheet provided with approval from RDSO. With this Solapur-Kalaburgi Double line section is now totally electrified.