CHANDIGARH: Modification of railway tracks on the Kalka-Shimla heritage section has raised hopes of speed enhancement, with the Ambala division replacing three turnouts on the section. Track modification work has been completed at Taksal, Gumman and Kumarhatti stations, said Ambala divisional railway manager (DRM) Gurinder Mohan Singh.
He added, “Now, speed shall be raised after sanction of commissioner, Railway Safety (CRS), for which papers have been submitted to headquarters. As part of speed raising efforts in yards of the Kalka-Shimla section (from 15kmph to 25kmph), three turnouts needed to be replaced at Taksal, Gumman and Kumarhatti stations.
Today, we have replaced the third turnout at Taksal station, completing the job well within the target assigned by the general manager.”
According to him, all the three turnouts have been fabricated in Kathua with the efforts of the Jalandhar Bridge Workshop.
Three Turnouts (NGs) constructed by Jalandhar Bridge Workshop have been installed at Taksal, Gumman and Kumarhatti yards for increase of speed from 15 kmph to 25 kmph in the three yards of KSR Heritage section.
