PUNE: In what will do away with electric poles and tangled overhead wires on the metro tracks, the Pune Metro Line 3 or ‘Puneri Metro’ is all set to debut the innovative ‘third rail system’ in the city.
In this system, an additional rail track known as a live rail/electric rail/conductor rail introduced alongside the standard railway tracks, carries around 600 to 750 Volts of electricity, ensuring smooth and uninterrupted operation of the train. The ‘third rail system’ is a method of supplying power to an electric train through a semi-continuous rigid conductor placed alongside or between the running railway tracks.
The third rail system – characterised by a rail running parallel to the tracks adorned with distinctive yellow markings – is a proven method of supplying power to railway trains.
