By electrifying all pit lines on its network, the Indian Railways is aiming to save around 200,000 litres of diesel per day, according to a report by The Economic Times (ET).
Pit lines are the spaces where train compartments are cleaned and maintained to make them ready before the next journey.
A senior government official was quoted as saying by ET that the railways will substitute fossil fuels with grid electrification at all 411 maintenance pits by December 2023. The electrification of 302 pits has been completed.
