SOUTH CAUCASUS RAILWAYS SPEEDS UP OVERHAUL

PanARMENIAN.Net
23.03.2009 19:49 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ For coordinated organization of repair works on
South Caucasian Railway link, South Caucasian Railway CJSC resolved
to set up "breaks", announcing full motion dwells at specific railway
territories. The project involves capital repair of 5,4 km on the
main line to be completed by Apr. 10, South Caucasian Railway CJSC
Track Maintenance Service Head Ahot Unusyan reported.

Over 925 km of Kanakert line was recently completed. Completion of
1000 km of Arteni lines repair is due by Mar. 23.

According to Ashot Unusyan, upon recovery works completion at
territories specified, Arteni-Aragats line repair will be launched. The
territories specified had not been repaired for over 20 years, so
their state can be defined as highly unsatisfactory.

Over 3000 wooden ties and 10 switch tie sets were replaced at Vanadzor
line, 2600 wooden ties and 8 switch tie sets at Gyumri line, 420
bridge sleepers were replaced on metal bridges.