Central Organisation for Railway Electrification (CORE), Prayagraj has achieved another milestone towards their target of attaining 100% electrification in all railway sections across the country.
The electrification work of Sitamarhi to Raxaul (79.3 km) section under Samastipur Division of East Central Railway has been completed under its Kolkata project. Commissioner of railway security (CRS) inspection of the section was done on Sunday.
The speed of trains running on this route will be from 130 to 160 km per hour. Along with this, the difficulty of moving trains with diesel engines will also end, informed CORE officials.
