Pune: The Pune railway yard remodelling plan has just gone grander, but only on paper. Pune divisional railway manager (DRM) Indu Dubey told TOI that the existing interlocking system would be completely replaced by modern software-based electronic interlocking system , according to the latest plan. She said Rs61 crore had been sanctioned for it and the construction of a building was expected to start from August 1.
The yard remodelling plan, aimed at increasing the length of all the six platforms of Pune Junction station and improving the tracks, was first discussed in 2017. The last remodelling was done in 2009. Harsha Shah, the chairman of the Railway Pravasi Group said the railways needed to focus on development of the stations near Pune.
“Projects like the development of Hadapsar and Shivajinagar stations should be completed without delay. Trains can be diverted to these stations once the yard remodeling work begins,” she said. DRM Dubey said, “Earlier, there was no plan to touch the existing interlocking system and Rs25 crore was sanctioned.
After discussions, it was decided to upgrade the interlocking system and a total sum of Rs51 crore was sanctioned for the project. Recently, it has been decided to completely change the existing interlocking system of the yard.” — Joy Sengupta We also published the following articles recently Kalamnas Remodelling To Pave Way For Seamless Train Travel Kalamna railway station under SECR, Nagpur, experienced significant remodelling with 13 tracks being non-interlocked and a third line added.
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