Prayagraj: NCR general manager Upendra Chandra Joshi on Thursday inspected the operation control centre (OCC) of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor ( EDFC ) here at Prayagraj. An OCC is the main location for managing day-to-day operations. It's responsible for monitoring, managing, and coordinating train operations across the network.
The inspection was done keeping in view the preparations for the upcoming Maha Kumbh-2025 wherein efforts are being made to shift all freight train operations to EDFC. Officials of NCR headquarters and their counterparts from EDFC were present during the inspection. In his maiden inspection at EDFC after taking over as GM, Joshi interacted with all the control officers, reviewed technical information being used in OCC, and appreciated the efforts of the staff members.
He was impressed with the use of the machine vision inspection system and hot axle box detector machine and its results. While appreciating the train operations being carried out in EDFC, Joshi advised all the officers to coordinate with the adjoining zones like East Central Railway, North Central Railway, and Northern Railway to remove the bottlenecks in train operations. Joshi advised increasing the capacity and speed of freight trains and to work on new stock and specific types of stock rakes (having maximum speed) for using EDFC as the expressway of railways.
He said with the increase in the number of trains coming from NR, NCR, and WCR, the remaining long loops in EDFC should be completed. The GM suggested that the double line of single line connection needs to be reconsidered now to avoid interchange detention. In this regard, instructions were given to complete all the works related to Vishwanathpuri, Chunar, and Dagmagpur link line projects approved by the Railway Board at the earliest.
He inspected and analysed the progress of AC running rooms being constructed at New Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction, New Kanpur Junction, and New Khurja. In the coming time, loco pilots and train managers will be able to rest in these running rooms and get the best facilities, which include recreation rooms, etc. As per the punctuality performance, the figures show that compared to last year, the punctuality of passenger trains has increased from 59.
10% to 70.34% in Prayagraj Division of NCR, from 48.36% to 66.
37% in Moradabad Division of NR, and from 52.33% to 67.87% in Lucknow Division.
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