HYDERABAD: The South Central Railway (SCR) on Monday commissioned three different electrified routes over 162 km. The three sections include Gadwal-Raichur (57.7 km) Kohir Deccan-Khanapur (60.4 km) and Pimpalkhuti-Kosai (44.3 km) stretching across Telangana, Karnataka and Maharashtra.
Officials said that the Gadwal–Raichur railway line was first commissioned in 2013 for 57 km and eventually SCR sanctioned Rs 46 crore for electrification in 2018-19. It’s the shortest line connecting Secunderabad to Dhone and Wadi to Guntakal sections. Similarly, electrification of 60 km stretch between Kohir Deccan-Khanapur, which is part of Vikarabad-Parli section (269 km), was also sanctioned in 2018-19 financial year at an estimated cost of Rs 262 crore. Out of 60 km, 33 km is in Telangana and remaining in Karnataka. The stretch between Vikarabad and Kohir Deccan for 45 km was earlier commissioned in March, 2021.
“Now, with the electrification of 60 km between Kohir and Khanapur, the continuous stretch of 105 km comes under electric traction. Further, the trains originating and terminating from Bidar to different directions can now run with electric engine,” the SCR said in a press release.
The 44.3 km Pimpalkhuti-Kosai route is part of Mudkhed-Pimpalkhuti (183 km) for which electrification was sanctioned at around Rs 167 crore. Out of 44.3 km, 40.3 km falls under Telangana, while 4 km is in Maharashtra.
