VIJAYAWADA: South Central Railway (SCR) has completed and commissioned 45 kms of double-line and electric traction between Bhimavaram-Narsapur and Bhimavaram-Aravalli. The commissioning of doubling with electrification in these sections will provide continuous rail connectivity, along with electrification, for a combined distance of 186 kms between Vijayawada-Gudivada-Bhimavaram-Narsapur, Gudivada-Machilipatnam and Bhimavaram-Aravalli.
According to the SCR officials, the entire project is now operational with double-line along with electrification except for a small stretch of 35 Kms between Aravalli-Nidadavolu.The commissioning of doubling of these sections between Bhimavaram-Narsapur and Bhimavaram-Aravalli along with electrification is part of the Vijayawada-Gudivada-Bhimavaram-Narsapur, Gudivada-Machilipatnam and Narsapur-Nidadavolu doubling and electrification project.