Electrification work completed on Pilibhit-Mala section

The electrification work on the 11-km long Pilibhit-Mala section of the Lucknow-Pilibhit gauge conversion project has been completed. The project involves gauge conversion of Lucknow to Pilibhit (262.72 km) section under North Eastern Railway in Uttar Pradesh. The project is being executed in three phases; Lucknow to Sitapur (Phase I, 86.3 km), Sitapur to Mailani (Phase II, 106.92 km) and Mailani to Pilibhit (Phase III, 67.18 km).