No plan to close down Ernakulam loco shed, facility will be upgraded for electric engines, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has dispelled concerns implicit the aboriginal of the Ernakulam Loco Shed successful a nonstop effect to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

Addressing the issues raised successful a caller missive by the Chief Minister, the Railway Minister categorically stated that determination are nary plans to adjacent down the Ernakulam Loco Shed. He clarified that the installation continues to beryllium important to the operational requirements of the Thiruvananthapuram and Palakkad Railway Divisions, wherever it presently maintains diesel locomotives and indispensable breakdown vehicles serving the region.

Being upgraded

Outlining the roadmap for the shed’s future, the Minister emphasised that the installation is being upgraded alternatively than phased out. He revealed that plans are nether mode to modernise the shed to alteration the attraction of electrical locomotives. As portion of this transition, Railways person already initiated infrastructure augmentation works and installation of specialised investigating facilities required for inducting electrical engines.

The Minister’s assurance underscores that Ernakulam volition proceed to stay a cardinal hub for Indian Railway, evolving successful enactment with technological advancements to enactment the State’s transport network, the Southern Railway said successful a connection successful Thiruvananthapuram connected Thursday.