BHEL wins Rs. 350 crore order for railway line electrification.

 Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. has won Rs. 300 crore order for electrification of 440 track kilometers railway line. 

The engineering, procurement and construction contracthas been placed by Central Organization for Railway Electrification (CORE) for the sections; Birlanagar - Etawah, Bhandai - Udi and Farrukhabad - Shikohabad (including Mainpuri - Etawah) of North Central Railway, an official statement said. 

With this BHEL has made a foray into track electrification, it said. 

BHEL’s scope of work in the order includes supply and commissioning of 25 kV, 50 Hz, AC, single-phase electrification works including overhead equipment, traction sub-stations, Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition (SCADA) system, and associated civil and Signal & Telecom (S&T) works. 

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