Electronic interlocking, yard remodelling commissioned at Dadri station

New Delhi April 18 (IANS) To improve mobility in train operations on the busy Delhi-Howrah section the Railway Ministry has commissioned electronic interlocking and massive yard remodeling at Dadri Railway Station in Uttar Pradesh the government said on Tuesday.

The electronic interlocking involves 318 routes adopting most modern signalling system with centralized operation controlling 45 signals 74 points and 176 track circuits an official release said.

The work was commissioned on Sunday in record time of 150 minutes it said.

Dadri is a yard in Allahabad Division of North Central Railway spread over six km on the busiest route of Delhi-Howrah section. It also has connectivity with National Thermal Power Corporation Power Plant and container depot.

--IANS
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