In a bid to facilitate the direct movement of trains and to reduce the detention time of trains, the Mumbai-headquartered Western Railway has remodelled the Vadodara Yard. It has also commissioned a Centralised Electronic Interlocking system.
The project was termed as one of the “supercritical projects” of the Indian Railways since the yard lies on the extremely busy Delhi-Mumbai route.
Western Railway General Manager Ashok Kansal has congratulated Shri Amit Gupta, Divisional Railway Manager of Vadodara Division, and his entire team for this unique achievement.
According to a press release issued by Sumit Thakur, Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, the remodelled Vadodara Yard will help in segregating rail traffic of Ahmedabad and Ratlam sides.
On March 13, the non-interlocking work was successfully completed and Vadodara Yard electronic interlocking was commissioned. During the remodelling work, three signalled loop lines in the Uttar Pradesh direction were provided, which would help in train regulation and preference.
Along with this, goods bypass lines 1 and 2 were made for passenger trains, which will be utilised to run passenger trains if required.
The line capacity in the earlier super-congested Vadodara area has now been increased with 8 Permanent Speed Restrictions also being removed.
The merger of C and D cabins into Centralised Electronic Interlocking will reduce the operation time and will save manpower.
Published 16 March 2021, 17:13 IST