CR: Fuel Savings of 113 Crores from Switch to Electric Traction and Other Measures so far in 2019-20

Central Railway has saved Rs.113 crore approximately in its fuel by reducing the use of High-Speed Diesel oil as various measures taken to shift the traction to electric on its jurisdiction.  They are:

·         Shifting of mail/express trains from Diesel to Electric traction this financial year (April to November 2019) resulted in savings of approx. Rs.92.32 Crore

·         Auxillary Power Unit (APU) utilization on locomotives saved approx. Rs.1.70 Crore during the same period.

·         Minimising the idling of locos and shutting down of locos wherever necessary, saved approx. Rs.18.96 Crore during the same period.

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