Up on completion of 100 years of electric train in 2025

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In 1925, the first electric train ran in Bombay on DC traction. The first locomotive manufacturing unit was commissioned in 1950 at Chittaranjan with the first coach manufacturing unit set-up at Madras in 1955.


Up on completion of 100 years of Electric Traction in 2025, Indian Railways has planned to create awareness among the public, as the Railway integrates all the places and states of India as one. Railway is playing vital role in public transportation as well as in goods transportation and has become a part of each & every citizen's life. Electric traction is more cost & energy efficient and eco-friendlier than diesel traction. As of 1 January 2025, 64,547 route kilometers were electrified, which is 97.06% of the total broad-gauge network (66,504 Route Kilometer, Including Konkan Railway)


ELS / Erode is one among the prestigious organizations in Indian Railways, which has established way back to maintain various types of locomotives right from steam engines to most advanced locomotives. In 1996, Electric loco shed was established at erode. Today, the most prestigious trains running in Indian Railways like Grand Trunk Express, Rajdhani Express, Kerala Express, Tamil Nadu express, Tejas Express are hauled by locomotives of ELS Erode.


On this occasion, Indian railways is celebrating completion of 100 years of electric traction. As a part of this celebration, Electric loco shed Erode has conducted a road show & Bike rally in erode city with a participant of 600 members creating awareness to the public by displaying the videos of Railways & its importance in public life with patriotic songs.


The Road show & Bike rally was led by Sr. Divisional Electrical Engineer (B. Ramanna) and Divisional Electrical Engineer (R. Prashaanth) and greeted citizens of Erode city and remarked about the importance of Electric Traction and technological advances going on in the field of Electric traction.


It is also planned to celebrate this occasion in a grand manner by conducting several exhibitions, Flash Mob, cultural events & seminars.


 ( B. Ramanna, IRSEE) DEE/RS/ED shared this exciting news during a press conference.


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