Bhubaneswar, Aug 23 : The construction work for Super Critical Doubling work of Talcher-Sambalpur line was completed on Wednesday .
Commissioner of Railway Safety,South Eastern circle A.M.Chowdhary inspected the doubling and electrification work between Sambalpur City – Sambalpur section(6.10km) in Sambalpur Division on Wednesday.
East Coast railway ( ECoR) sources said Chowdhary inspected safety-related aspects like overhead equipment, Signal & Telecommunication equipment, and Railway track.
He also conducted a speed trial between Sambalpur City-Sambalpur Stations.
After doubling and electrification of this section, it will further facilitate the smooth running of trains.
Divisional Railway Manager, Sambalpur, Vineet Singh, Chief Administrative Officer (Con), East Coast Railway, i P. Sreenivas and other senior officials from ECoR Headquarters & Sambalpur Division were also present during the inspection.
ECoR General Manager Manoj Sharma advised concerned officials to focus for the speedy completion of various project works along with Super Critical Doubling projects like Talcher and Sambalpur Doubling.
The Talcher and Sambalpur Doubling Work will boost the economy of the region and will provide hassle free train operations between vital rail lines connecting Western Odisha with Coastal Odisha.
Doubling Work in Talcher-Sambalpur Super Critical (168.21 Kms) project was included in 2011-12 and the final sanction was given in 2018.
ECoR sources said the project is a super critical and important coal route between Talcher and Brajarajnagar. The train traffic movement from Coastal Odisha to Western Odisha will be easier and will avoid bottleneck constraints at Sambalpur area.
