The North Central Railway section of Indian Railways as achieved 100 percent electrification, joining the other sections of the India's largest public transport service to achieve the milestone.
On the occasion, Ministry of Railways shared a video on their Twitter handles showcasing a fully electric train passing through the Ishanagar Railway Station on the newly electric Khajuraho-Udaipura section on North Central Railway.
Earlier this year, the Eastern Railway completed work on the 41-kilometre Hansdiha-Godda section of its 2,848-kilometer network to achieve 100 percent electrification on the zone.
The North Central Railway is one of the 19 rail zones of Indian Railways. In total, there are 221 branch line stations and 202 mainline stations. The biggest railway station in the area is Kanpur Central. It has three divisions: the divisions for Allahabad, Jhansi, and New Agra.
