The mighty veteran Purulia Express serving for decades, daily commuters' lifeline and witness to a Rising Bengal! - Soumyadip Mahato

#Electrificationupdate and #doublingupdate of Koppal - Gadag section as on #October15th2019
🔸Koppal
1) UBL/WDG-4/12324 was spotted with OHE poles vehicle. OHE portals with wire can also be seen in this picture - #WDG4UBL
🔸Between Koppal and Bhanapur
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Wiring stopped
3) & 4) OHE poles with insulators
🔸Bhanapur
5) & 6) Large SB
🔸Between Bhanapur and Bannikoppa
7) & 8) Aligned OHE poles without insulators
🔹Land levelling done for Talakal - Wadi (Gadag - Wadi) new line
🔸Bannikoppa
9) Large SB
10) Non-aligned OHE pole and portal
🔸Between Bannikoppa and Sompur Road
11) Non-aligned OHE pole
🔸Sompur Road
12) Large SB
🔸Between Sompur Road and Harlapur
13) to 15) Foundations for OHE poles appeared and disappeared in some stretches
🔸Harlapur
16) Foundation for OHE pole at Harlapur outer (Koppal end)
17) Foundation for OHE pole at Harlapur outer (Gadag end)
🔸Between Harlapur and Kanginhal (Electrification & doubling)
18) & 19) Doubling under progress
20) & 21) Foundations for OHE poles were spotted adjacent second line under construction in between Harlapur and Kanginhal
🔸Kanginhal (Electrification & doubling)
22) Foundation for OHE pole on platform
23) New platform and Foot Over Bridge (FOB) under construction
🔸Kanginhal - Gadag (Doubling)
24) to 26) Doubling is almost complete in between Kanginhal and Gadag outer
Pictures source: Self

#Electrificationupdate of Hosapete - Koppal section as on #October15th2019
🔸Between Hosapete and Munirabad
1) Foundations for OHE poles were spotted for some stretch
2) & 3) OHE poles with insulators were spotted for next stretch
🔹OHE...
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poles with wire were spotted in next stretch
4) Tungabhadra river
🔸Munirabad
5) Large SB
6) Small SB
7) OHE poles & portals with wire
🔸Between Munirabad and Hitnal
8) & 9) OHE poles and portals with wire
🔸Hitnal
10) Large SB
🔸Ginigera
11) OHE portals with wire
🔸Between Ginigera and Koppal
12) OHE poles with wire
Pictures source: Self

Railfanning at Hubballi Junction on #October17th2019
1) Small SB
2) #Electrificationupdate of workshop area
🔹Aligned OHE poles
🔹KJM/WDM-3A/16670 - #WDM3AKJM
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#ElectrificationUpdate #25October2019
DAL/DaliGanj Junction - STP/Sitapur Junction electrification update
Poles - 99% (As per latest update at STP and KB couple of poles and cross bars are pending)
Brackets - 82% done (Completion expected by Oct2019)
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- Initiated on 31-Aug-2019 at MBP/Mohibullapur. From DAL/DaliGanj Junction wiring started leaving one patch for final linking with live wire. As per latest update wiring reached till KB however couple of patch's in between been left for later connection (Completion expected by Nov2019)
SSP - 3 SSP's been located however except foundation at BKT, SD and STP nothing much has completed (Completion expected by Nov2019 or Dec2019)
OHE wire energized - Expected by end of Nov2019 or starting of Dec2019
Trial run : Expected by Dec-2019
CRS inspection - Expected by Dec2019
Commercial uses - Any point of time after successful CRS
** All completion dates are tentative**