Electrification work includes traction power supply, overhead equipment (OHE) and installation of the Scada for the 2X25kV ac system. The signalling and telecommunication work includes installation of automatic signalling, electronic interlockings, train detection using multi-section digital axle counters (MSDAC), train management system, OFC-based communication system, and GSM-R. The contract also includes the construction of station buildings, an operations control centre (OCC), maintenance depots and residential quarters.
The Bhaupur - Khurja section of the Eastern DFC will have 10 freight stations located approximately 35-40km apart of which four will provide connections to existing Indian Railways infrastructure. The DFCs are designed for 1500m-long, 13,000-tonne trains, and 32.5-tonne axleloads, although the line's axleload will initially be limited to 25 tonnes. The trains will operate at a maximum speed of 100km/h.
Civil works are underway on the Bhaupur - Khurja section following the award of a Rs 33bn contract to Tata Projects India and Aldesa, Spain, in February 2013, and this section of the 1839km line is due to be completed in 2018.
For an exclusive interview with Adesh Sharma, managing director of DFFCIL, and more on the DFC projects, see the April 2015 issue of IRJ, p26, or click here.
