India News | N. F. Railway Focuses on Maintenance of Railway Tracks

Guwahati, Oct 23 (PTI) To ensure safety and comfortable journey for passengers, Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has undertaken several track renewal works in the last six months.

An official release said on Monday that 16.53 km of plain tracks have been deep screened by cleaning the impervious layer of dust and ashes from ballast during September, making cumulative progress of 103.06 km from April this year.

Also Read | Suvendu Adhikari Seen with Birbhum TMC Leaders at Kali Temple, Triggers Speculation.

A sleeper renewal of 12.81 Tonne Kilometre (TKM) has been done during September, making cumulative progress of 61.01 TKM during the last six months.

Turnout renewals of 18.5 equivalent sets have been done last month, making cumulative progress of 83 sets during the current fiscal till September.

Also Read | Jammu and Kashmir: CRPF Commandant Held for Sexually Harassing Woman Officer in Udhampur, Gets Bail.

Sixteen bridges have been rehabilitated during September, making cumulative progress of 96 bridges during the period.

Besides,1546.24 km of tracks have been tested by Ultra Sonic Flaw Detection (USFD) machine during September, making cumulative progress of 10529.18 km during the period.

USFD technique is carried out to detect flaws like cracks and timely removal of defective rails for safety.

“The basic objective behind this rapid progress in track renewal activities is to further gear up the safety in train operations,” the NFR press release said.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)