ECoR adopts ballastless track tech in tunnels

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has adopted advanced ballastless track technology in the construction of new railway tunnel projects in its jurisdiction that will ensure safety, efficiency and sustainability of rail transport, said ECoR sources on Tuesday.

The ECoR initially started ballastless track in tunnel with Rheda 2000 Block System for Tunnel No.1 for 600-meters tunnel between Baiguda and Kakirigumma stations in connection with Koraput-Singapur Road Doubling Project of East Coast Railway.

The railway sources also added that this system will also be implemented at all the under-construction tunnels of various ongoing projects. The ECoR is also set to replace existing tracks in tunnels with ballastless tracks in a phased manner.

Sources stated that tunnel works are going on in Kottavalasa-Kirandul, Koraput-Rayagada Doubling projects and in new line projects like Khurda Road-Balangir and Talcher-Bimalagarh Rail Line projects.