Railway Board approves proposal to deploy ABS in Bengaluru

The Railway Board has approved South Western Railway’s proposal to deploy Automatic Block Signalling (ABS) system in Bengaluru for six sections covering a distance of 639.05 km at an investment of Rs 8.74 billion. The sections are: 17.75 km long Bangalore city-Yeshvanthpur-Yelahanka section, 160.65 km long Yeshvanthpur-Arasikere section, 139.8 km long Baiyyappanahalli-Penukonda via Channasandra section, 138.25 km long Bangalore city-Mysuru section, 119 km long Whitefield-Jolarpet section and 63.6 km long Lottegollahalli-Hosur. This will lead to enhanced line capacity along with increased number of trains.