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Energy and Technological Assessment for Prospective Eelctrical Railway Technology in Nepal
A Project on "Energy and Technological Assessment for prospective Electrical Railway Technology in Nepal"

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Nepal is a developing landlocked country. There are lots of efforts needed to develop the transportation sector of Nepal. The cheapest means of transportation i.e. waterways is out of the blue for Nepal. The main transportation of Nepal is roadways, aviation mode, primitive railway and traditional porter means. Nepal has to focus on developing and enhancing the possible means of transportation. In the case of developing and enhancing transportation system of Nepal, it is necessary to focus on mass transportation system. So, that almost all general public can be a passenger and can be benefited by daily consumers ' goods and services from the cheap mass transportation system.
Nepal is spending bulky chunk of foreign earnings in importing the fossil fuels. The vehicles plying are consuming fossil fuels. Also huge portion of fossil fuels is used to generate electricity at home, office and industrial sector. Nepal has tremendous potential of hydropower energy. i.e. about 43,000MW. The transportation sector has to focus on using this hydropower energy rather than spending and eroding national economy by importing fossil fuels. One of the best options for
Nepal is using Electrical Railway System which is both mass transportation system and uses electrical energy for operation.
In 2010, the feasibility study for developing Electrical Railway in Mechi - Mahakali Section and
Pokhara - Kathmandu Section is being done in association of RITES of India and SILT
Consultancy of Nepal.
Our study for studying energy and technological assessment of prospective Electrical Railway
System in Nepal, is confined to the different routes developed through the feasibility study report prepared by RITES and SILT.
This study focuses on the electrical railway system. It studies the basic technical aspects and capacity of the locomotives



References: 4 Winrock International Nepal, 2006, Development of East West Electric Railway in Nepal, A 7 Dayal R., 2009, Nepal and India Pragmatic programme for Rail Transport and Transit 8 WU Jianhong, 2009, Railway Development in China and Prospects of Railway Connectivity 122/09 10 Brochure, 2011, International Union of Railways (UIC). 13 Economic Report, 2008/09, Nepal Rastra Bank. 15 Siemens AG, High voltage direct current transmission, Published by Energy Sector, Freyeslebenstrasse 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany. 16 Piotr Lukaszewicz, Evert Andersson, KTH Railway Group Stockholm, 2009, Green Train energy consumption Estimations on high-speed rail operations 17 Journal, 2005, Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, Vol. 6, pp. 278 – 291. 18 Louis S. Thompson , ENERGY USE IN RAIL PASSENGER TRANSPORT(Revised per John Zumerchik note of July 14, 2000), 19 Annual Report, 2011, Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA). ANNEXES 1 Annual tones of Freight (2009-10) ........................................................................ 52 ANNEXES 2 Freight Model data from birgunj to Kathmandu ..................................................

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