Bhubaneswar, Oct 28: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to complete doubling of four railway sections and a portion of a third line project by the end of this financial year. It will also finish electrification work of three railway sections within this time. It’s stated that the Tokopal-Bodearpur railway section (5.6 km long) of Jagdalpur-Kirandul doubling project will be completed by November end. The project was started in 2011 at an estimated cost of Rs 1,160 crore.
The Sargipalli-Handapa section (14 km) of Sambalpur-Talcher doubling project will be completed by February 2017. The project was started in 2010 at an estimated cost of Rs 1,111.99 crore. The ECoR has set the final date in February for Titlagarh-Kantabanji section (33.29 km) of Raipur-Titlagarh doubling project, Chudangarh-Bhubaneswar New railway section (7.3 km) of Rajathagarh-Barang doubling project and Mancheswar-Bhubaneswar New section (6.66 km) of Khurda-Barang third line project. Singapur Road-Lanjigarh Road section (78 km) and Lanjigarh Road-Titlagarh Junction (47 km) of Vizianagaram-Titlagarh project will be completed by end of December this year and February next year respectively. The project was started in 2011 at an estimated cost of Rs 383.96 crore.
Railway normally begins electrification work after completion of railway line work. In this process, it has planned to finish electrification work of three sections by the end of this financial year.
