{"id":264638,"date":"2023-10-16T13:21:22","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T13:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=264638"},"modified":"2023-10-16T13:21:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T13:21:22","slug":"railways-develops-anti-freeze-flushes-and-fuel-tanks-for-journeys-in-jk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/railways-develops-anti-freeze-flushes-and-fuel-tanks-for-journeys-in-jk\/","title":{"rendered":"Railways develops anti-freeze flushes and fuel tanks for journeys in J&K"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source: <\/b>The post is based on the article <\/span>\u201cRailways develops anti-freeze flushes and fuel tanks for journeys in J&K\u201d <\/b>published in <\/span>\u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 16th October 2023<\/b><\/p>\n

What is the News?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Indian Railways is constructing the <\/span>Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But the project is facing challenges due to sub-zero temperatures in the Jammu and Kashmir region during winter.Due to this, water and fuel in train systems can freeze, causing problems for toilets, taps and safety.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is Udhampur- Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project?<\/b><\/h2>\n

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Source:<\/strong> Indian Express<\/p>\n

Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramula Rail Link Project(USBRL) is 272 km-long. The project connects Udhampur to Baramulla.<\/span><\/p>\n

It aims to connect Kashmir Valley with the rest of the country by a railway line.<\/span><\/p>\n

It includes 38 tunnels with a combined length of 119 kilometers.The longest tunnel in the project is <\/span>Tunnel T-49<\/b>, which is 12.75 kilometers long making it<\/span> India\u2019s longest transportation tunnel.<\/b><\/p>\n

There are 927 bridges in total.One of the bridges is<\/span> Chenab Bridge <\/b>which will be the <\/span>highest railway bridge in the world.<\/b><\/p>\n

Indian railway’s <\/span>first cable-stayed bridge<\/b> is also being constructed on Anji Khad.<\/span><\/p>\n

How is Indian Railways planning to overcome challenges in <\/b>constructing <\/b>Udhampur- Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Engineers at the Rail Coach Factory (RCF) have developed indigenous innovations to address these challenges.<\/span><\/p>\n

Preventing Water Freezing<\/b>: It has designed double-walled composite insulated water tanks with capacities ranging from 450 to 685 liters.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 These tanks have a design similar to thermoplastic bottles, with two walls and a foam insulation layer that traps air.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 This can keep water in liquid form for 16 to 20 hours, even in sub-zero conditions, ensuring toilets and taps function properly.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dealing with Frozen Supply Pipelines: <\/b>To prevent water in supply pipelines from freezing, RCF adopted technology from the defense services.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 They are using heated pipes with a distributed heating system covered by insulation. This technology maintains water in a liquid state at temperatures between five to eight degrees Celsius.<\/span><\/p>\n

Efficient Energy Use: <\/b>Geysers are installed at the point of use in toilets, ensuring that only the necessary amount of water is heated, reducing energy wastage.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article \u201cRailways develops anti-freeze flushes and fuel tanks for journeys in J&K\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 16th October 2023 What is the News? Indian Railways is constructing the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project.\u00a0 But the project is facing challenges due to sub-zero temperatures in the Jammu and… Continue reading Railways develops anti-freeze flushes and fuel tanks for journeys in J&K<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10357,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1738,9],"tags":[11872,10498],"class_list":["post-264638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","category-public","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":43,"cached_at":1698381925,"cached_date":1698464213},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10357"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=264638"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264638\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=264638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=264638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=264638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}