Commissioner of Railway Safety conducts safety inspection in Padil-Kulashekhara section
Mangaluru, March 12, 2022: Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), Southern Circle, Bengaluru Abhai Kumar Rai conducted the Preliminary Safety Inspection in the newly laid 2.26 km railway line today.
The inspection commenced from Padil and concluded at Kulashekhara in the afternoon.
The inspection was a precursor to the signal disconnection (Pre Non -Interlocked working) and track connection work (Non-interlocked working) to connect the new line with the existing railway lines as part of the doubling work in the section.
CRS inspected the curve, minor bridge, Point, Height cutting and Tunnel in the section. Followed by the inspection, a Speed trial was conducted in Mangaluru Junction – Padil – Kulashekhara section.
During the inspection, CRS was accompanied by Shri Rajendra Prasad Jingar, Chief Administrative Officer, Construction, Ernakulam , Shri Niranjan Naik, Chief Engineer, Construction, Ernakulam, Shri Trilok Kothari, Divisional Railway Manager, Palakkad Division and other higher officials of South Railway.
About the Infrastructure
Padil – Kulasekhara doubling work for a length of 2.26 Km is the 4th and final stage of 19 km patch doubling work between Mangaluru Junction and Panambur. The new tunnel in the section having 780 metre of length is constructed at a cost of Rs. 70 Crore.
