Maligaon, February 12 (MExN): Towards its role play to enhance safety of railway tracks and provide a much safer and comfortable travel experience to rail passengers, NF Railway has marked continuous progress towards track maintenance works along with technical advancement. Recently, during the financial year 2023-24, NFR has achieved 3 milestone targets related to track safety which was desired by the Railway Board.
“Infact, the targets achieved was prior to even completion of the financial period,” Sabyasachi De, Chief Public Relations Officer, NFR stated in a press release. The milestones achieved by NFR are related to 218 TKM of complete track renewal followed by installation of 123 numbers of Thick Web Switches against the desired target of 100 numbers during the current financial period.
Also, NFR has completed the insertion of 6.09 lakh cubic metre ballast against the target of 5 lakh cubic metre during the current period. Railway track maintenance is a continuous process adopted by NFR to enhance safety and increase the speed of train operations. Machines like USFD (Ultrasonic Flaw Detection) are utilized to detect flaws like cracks and thus timely replacement of defective rail tracks for safety are carried out.
