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#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

Railfanning at Unkal on #October17th2019
🔸This station has 3 lines viz.,
🔹1st line is a loop line and platform is located on this line
🔹2nd line is a main line
🔹3rd line is...
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a loop line
1) Front entrance
2) Large SB
3) & 4) Land levelling done for doubling - #doublingupdate
🔸A freight train (BOXN wagons) was standing on 3rd line. Locos of this freight train were:
5) PUNE/WDG-4/12683 in SHF mode - #WDG4PUNE
and
6) & 7) PUNE/WDG-4D/70586 - #WDG4DPUNE
Pictures source: Self

#Doublingupdate of #Shedbal2Londa section - Part-3: Belagavi - Londa
🔹Curves & hills also can be seen in the attached photos
🔹Photos captured on #May19th2018
⏺️Between Belagavi - Desur
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levelling has to be done
4) Land levelling has to be done and civil work in progress
5) Land levelling has to be done
6) Civil work in progress
⏺️Between Desur - Idalhond
7) to 9) Land levelling has been done
⏺️Between Idalhond - Khanapur
10) Land levelling has been done
11) & 12) Ballast stacked near levelled land
13) Hills
⏺️Between Khanapur - Gunji
14) to 16) Land levelling in progress
17) & 18) Land levelling has been done
⏺️Between Gunji - Londa
19) & 20) Land levelling & bush cutting has to be done
Pictures source: Self