BELAGAVI
The doubling of railway track between Ugarkhurd and Vijayanagar (18.5 km) has been completed at a cost of Rs 210 crore.The statutory inspection by Commissioner of Railway Safety is scheduled on Friday and after the inspection and compliance to various safety norms, the newly laid track will be open for railway service.
The doubling is part of the Londa-Miraj project sanctioned in 2015-16. The project is 100% funded by Ministry of Railways. So far, 154 km out of 186 km had been commissioned.
The stretch from Londa“Ghataprabha was dedicated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in March 2023.
Doubling of railway track enhances the capacity as well as safety. Not only can a greater number of trains be operated, but the direction of traffic is fixed (Up Line and Down Line) and express/passenger trains need not wait for crossing of other trains (passenger or goods).
The newly doubled section between Ugarkhurd“Vijayanagar consists of 2 major bridges, 27 minor bridges and 2 Road Over Bridges. There are three stations namely Ugarkhurd, Vijayanagar and Shedbal.
During the statutory inspection of commissioner of Railway Safety, a speed trial will be carried out, therefore public is cautioned to be careful and not trespass on the railway tracks.
