Bhubaneswar: More than 96 Per cent of the construction work for Super Critical Doubling work of Talcher-Sambalpur line has been completed so far.
East Coast Railway sources here said the construction work is on full swing and would be completed soon . A patch of 9 KM between Maneswar and Sambalpur City Stations has been completed and commissioned on Tuesday for both Goods and Passenger Traffic.
A.M.Chowdhary, Commissioner of Railway Safety, South Eastern circle inspected the Doubling and electrification work between Sambalpur City and Maneswar in Sambalpur Division on Tuesday.
Chowdhary inspected safety-related aspects like Overhead Equipments, Bridges, Signal & Telecommunication Equipments, Railway Track, Manned level crossing and also conducted a Speed Trial between Sambalpur City and Maneswar Stations.
General Manager Manoj Sharma advised concerned officials to coordinate with stake holders including State Government officials for early completion of the projects.
Talcher and Sambalpur Doubling Work will boost the economy of the region and will provide a hassle free train operations between vital rail line 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.
Works between Sambalpur City and Maneswar Stations, a stretch of 9.KM was completed and commissioned.
This is a super critical and important coal route between Talcher and Brajarajnagar.
With this, a total of 162.212 Kms doubling work has been commissioned so far in phased manner which is 96.38 PERCENT of total length of the project.
Remaining 6 Kms of this project between Sambalpur City and Sambalpur Stations has been targeted to be completed in next couple of months. About Rs 1377 crore which is about 90 per cent of the anticipated project cost of Rs 1539.28 Crores has already been spent.
