North Eastern Railway has declared Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) as the lowest bidder for upgrading the existing overhead equipment (OHE) system in the Lucknow division.

The contract is valued at Rs 1.8 billion and will be executed over a period of twenty-four months. The scope of work includes the design, supply, erection, testing and commissioning of OHE modification and feeder wire works for the 2×25 kV traction system aimed at enhancing capacity along the UTR–MWP section, covering 184 route kilometres and 368 track kilometres in the Lucknow division of Northern Railway.

Recently, RVNL also received a Letter of Acceptance from the Secunderabad Division of South Central Railway for the modernisation and upgradation of its existing OHE system.

This contract covers the design, supply, erection, testing and commissioning required to upgrade the current 1×25 kV system to a 2×25 kV AT feeding system, including feeder and earthing works, along the Ramgundam (RDM)–Kazipet (KZJ) section of the Secunderabad division.