Northern Railway has completed the electrification work of 62 km long Dhuri-Jakhal & 68 km. of Dhuri-Lehra Muhabbat single line section in Ambala Division during lockdown period.
Intensive inspections of the sections were carried out by the Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety, Shailesh Kumar Pathak. He was accompanied by Nikhil Pandey, Pr. Chief Electrical Engineer, Northern Railway, Pradeep Gaur, CMD , RVNL, Gurinder Mohan Singh, DRM Ambala Division and other officers from headquarter, division and RVNL.
Pathak conducted detailed safety inspections of Dhuri-Jakhal and Dhuri-Lehra Muhabbat sections using Motor Trolley. Later current collection tests and speed trials by electric locomotive were also done. The Speed trial between Jakhal-Dhuri and Lehra Muhabbat-Dhuri sections with upto 120 km per hour was recorded successfully. The current collection tests were done using Oliver-G technology. Oliver ‘’G’’ is a type of ‘over-head line’ inspection with video recording and GPS marking system for current collection. It is highly reliable technology for ensuring spark free current collection.
Several other structures like ROBs, RUBs, level crossings and FOBs on the line were also checked during the inspection. The CCRS also inspected the Railway stations and their amenities located on the sections. Rajiv Chaudhry, General Manager Northern & North Central Railways shared that CCRS has expressed satisfaction on the electrification work done and has accorded approval for the use of the sections by Railways.
