SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY
ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT
DRIVING TOWARDS EXCELLENCE, ECONOMY & ECSTASY (PASSENGER)
Brief Overview:
The Electrical Department is headed by Principal Chief Electrical Engineer, assisted by Chief Electrical General Engineer, Chief Electrical Engineer (EEM), Chief Electrical Loco Engineer, Chief Electrical Distribution Engineer & Chief Motive Engineer (Diesel). PCEE/SWR is Electrical Inspector to GOI for SWR & overall in charge for Electrical & Diesel Traction, Railway Electrification and General Power Supply arrangements with assistance from various field units under him.
TRACTION
Electrical Locomotives
WAG – 9 WAP - 7
Presently, SW Railway is holding a total of 85 Electric Locomotives: ( 24 WAP7 & 45 WAG9HC) homed at KJM shed and (12 WAG9HC) homed at UBL shed .Trip Attention is being given for Coaching Locomotives at KSR Bengaluru & SGT.
WDP4D
Diesel Locomotives at Doodh Sagar
RAILWAY ELECTRIFICATION (RE)
Railway Electrification will enable railways to shift towards Electric Traction from Diesel Traction, which in turn save the Diesel fuel besides better performance , saving time for traction change resulting in seamless operation and environment friendly.
Existing Electrified Section :[2243 Route Kilometres / 3629 Track Kilometres]
Bengaluru – Jolarpettai (towards Chennai)
Bengaluru – Yesvantpur – Dharmavaram (towards Mumbai)
Bengaluru – Mysuru
Bengaluru Sub Urban Area (Channasandra – Yelahanka – Banaswadi)
Yesvantpur-Nittur-Arsikere-Birur-Chikjajur-Tolahunse
Ballari-Hubballi-Londa-Tinaighat
Ballari-chikjajur
Gadag-Hole Alur,
Hotgi-Kalgurki-Wandal
Ghataprabha-Kudachi
Tornagallu-Ranajitapura
Baiyyappanahalli-Omlur
Yelahanka-Chikkaballapur
Mysuru-Chamrajanagar
Birur-Masarahalli-Shivmogga Town
Hosapete-Vyasa Colony
Chikbanavar-Solur
Chintamani-Shrinivasapura-Bangarpet
Gunji(Excl)-Desur(Excl)
Ongoing Railway Electrification Projects :[1157 Route Kilometres]
ENERGY CONSERVATION / HARNESSING SOLAR ENERGY
South Western Railway cordially join hands for implementation of Hon’ble Prime Minister’s Solar Mission for harnessing Green Energy.
●Completed Rooftop Solar projects over SW Railway:
At Hubli Station an aggregated capacity of 280 kWp Grid Connected Solar Roof Top has been installed (on Developer Mode).
100 kWp Solar Roof top plant installed at Mysore Divisional office (on Developer Mode).
500 kWp Grid Tied Rooftop Solar Plant at Carriage & Repair Workshop, Mysuru (on Developer Mode) Shares approximately 50-55% of Workshop Energy requirements
DRM Office Bangalore has total installed capacity of 60 kWp (on Developer Mode)
250 kWp solar rooftop plant has been installed over Rail Soudha, SWR HQ (on Developer Mode)
In total 4535 kWp of solar Rooftop plants have been installed over SWR, generating in total 4.61 Million unit of Clean Energy per annum on an average, inturn resulting quantum of savings around Rs. 1.96 Crores (last year) per annum to railways.
PASSENGER FRIENDLY AMENITIES
