A First For Indian Railways: Northern Frontier Railway Taps IRCON For Systematic Maintenance Of Electrification Infrastructure

For the first time in Indian Railways, the Northeast Frontier Railway has signed a pact with IRCON for systematic maintenance of electrification infrastructure.

This MoU was signed on Thursday between the General Manager, of Northeast Frontier Railway Chetan Kumar Shrivastava & Chief Managing Director, IRCON H M Gupta.

Under the MoU, IRCON will provide maintenance of Overhead Equipment (OHE) and Power Supply Installation (PSI) in the Lumding and Tinsukia divisions for a period of two years.

Established in 1976, IRCON has earned a strong reputation for executing challenging infrastructure projects, particularly in difficult terrains both within India and internationally.

"Electrification works of Lumding & Tinsukia Division are progressing at a rapid pace with most of the sections already electrified and balance 425 RKM [Route Km] going to be commissioned by June 2025. Due to the rapid commissioning of the sections, maintenance of electrification works has grown manifold which needs trained and experienced Railway Personnel for scheduled maintenance and breakdown attention as electric traction is directly related to train operations," said Kapinjal Kishore Sharma, CPRO of Northeast Frontier Railway.

"Electrification work in NFR is at a new stage and railway authorities have decided to rope in IRCON for the maintenance and breakdown attention of the sections for two years as a contract addition which marks an exemplary step towards systemic maintenance," Sharma added.

Sharma also highlighted that the MoU would enable Northeast Frontier Railway to engage in knowledge exchange and leverage advanced technologies and expertise for managing electrification infrastructure.

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