Tenders for electrifying over 1000 km on SR soon
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The Central Organisation of Railway Electrification (CORE) will soon float tenders for electrifying over 1000 route kilometers on Southern Railway.
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The tender will be on an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) basis, CORE said in a statement.
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Under this contract, electrification of eight important sections of Southern Railway totaling 1009 route km will be taken up.
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They are as follows: Tiruchchirapalli-Manamadurai-Virudunagar (217 km), Salem-Vridhachalam-Cuddalore Port (196 km), Dindigul-Palghat (179 km), Sengottai-Tenkasi-Tirunelveli-Tiruchendur (141 km), Virudunagar -Tenkasi (122 km), Shoranur-Nilambur-(66km), Madurai-Manamadurai (48 km)and Pollachi-Podanur (40 km).