CORE - Railway Electrification

Railway Electrification / CORE 

• CORE - Central Organisation for Railway Electrification was set up in 1979 under the Ministry of Railways.

• Hqrs - Allahabad

• Officers - 300 (Approx) and Staff -3700 (Approx)  -- Total - 4000 (Approx) 

• Object: Electrification of Railway Tracks over IR. To reduce the Nation’s dependence on imported petroleum-based energy i.e., Diesel, and to enhance the country’s energy security, with a vision of providing an eco-friendly, faster, and energy-efficient mode of transportation.

• Target by 2022-23 - 100% electrification of all Broad Gauge routes.

 

•  As of 01.04.2022 position  - Indian Railways Network - in Route Kilo Meters (RKMs)

Total	Broad Gauge	Electrified
69182 RKMs	65141 RKMs (94 %)	52247 RKMs ( 80 % of BG )

 

• 80 % of Broad Gauge is electrified. 

• Fast Growth in Electrification after Independence - In RKMs

To end of	Electrified Route KMs	Remarks
1947-48	388
2012-13	21191	55 times increased during 65 years
2021-22	52247	146 % increase during the last 9 years (6366 km in the 2021-22 year alone )

• 03.02.1925  - First Electric train  - Bombay VT and Kurla Harbour   - 1500 Volt  DC (Direct Current)

 

• 1957  - Adopted 25 kV system in place of 1500 Volt DC

 

• 1961 year - First Electric Loco (1500 V Dc) named "Lokamanya" rolled out from CLW, Varanasi

 

 Advantages: 

1.  Reduce dependence on imported petroleum-based fuels i.e., Diesel

2.  Saving in Foreign exchange

3. Reduce diesel consumption by 283 Crores liters per annum

4.  Faster and environment friendly. 

5.  Reduces LHC - Line Haul Cost

6.  Increased sectional capacity by 18% due to higher average speed

7.  Reducing operating and maintenance costs.

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