Indian Railways Sanctions Rs.432 Crore Electronic Interlocking Project on High Density and Highly Utilised Routes of Eastern Railway

India, June 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

Indian Railways has sanctioned a project worth Rs.432 crore for the replacement of relay-based interlocking with Electronic Interlocking (EI) at 27 stations/cabins (including 1 IBS location) on the High Density Network (HDN) and Highly Utilised Network (HUN) routes of Asansol Division of Eastern Railway.

The sanctioned work includes the replacement of 28 relay-based interlocking installations (27 PI/RRI and 1 IBS) with state-of-the-art Electronic Interlocking systems, significantly enhancing the safety, reliability and operational efficiency of train operations.

The project forms part of Indian Railways' ongoing programme for the provision of Electronic Interlocking on HDN/H...