NER’s Varanasi division fully electrified

North Eastern Railway’s (NER) Varanasi division consisting of 1272.33 route kilometres is now fully electrified.

The follows the electrification of the 32-route km Hathuwa -Panchdeori section of Varanasi division on December 26,2022.

With this, Varanasi division will see significant reduction in its energy bill besides lesser carbon emissions.

Varanasi division route electrification (RE) timeline

The financial year-wise, section -wise timeline for RE over Varanasi division is as follows:-

FY23

Dobhi Halt- Muftiganj (double line)

Handia Khas -Ramnathpur (double line)

Karimuddinpur- Ghazipur City (double line)

 Shahbaz kuli- Ghazipur City (double line)

Phephna-Rasra (double line)

Sathiaon -Azamgarh (double line)

Hathuwa -Panchdeori (single line)

FY22

Mau-Azamgarh-Shahganj (single line)

Aunrihar- Dhodhadih (double line)

Gyanpur Road – Handia Khas (double line)

Ballia- Sahatwar (double line)

Phephna -Karimuddinpur (double line)

FY21

Kachhwa Road- Gyanpur Road (double line)

Bhatni-Aunrihar (single line)

Aunrihar-Ghazipur City (double line)

Duraundha -Masrakh (single line)

Ballia -Phephna (double line)

Salempur- Barhaj Bazar (single line)

Indara-Phephna (single line)

FY20

Jalalpur- Thawe (single line)

Banaras- Harduttpur – Kachhwa Road (double line)

Lohta-Banaras (bypass)

Thawe-Chhapra Kacheri (single line)

Khaira- Chhapra Grameen (bypass)

FY19

Sarnath- Varanasi City (double line)

Varanasi City -Varanasi Jn (single line)

Kaptanganj-Valmikinagar (single line)

Varanasi City -Varanasi Jn (double line)

Chhapra-Ballia (single line)

Varanasi-Prayagraj (single line)

Aunrihar-Jaunpur (single line)

Kaptanganj-Jalalpur (single line)

FY18

Ballia-Aunrihar (single line)

Aunrihar-Sarnath (double line)

Gorakhpur Cantt – Kaptanganj (single line)

FY16

Bhatni- Gorakhpur Cantt (double line)

FY15

Chhapra- Siwan (double line)

Siwan -Thawe (single line)

Siwan -Bhatni (single line)

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