MEMU Service in SER
In 1990’s Indian Railways’ developed Mainline Electrical Multiple Units (MEMUs) having
10’8” (32512 mm) wide coaches, which were introduced in Asansol-Adra, Kharagpur- Tatanagar
section of the railway. These have advantages over conventional 12 feet (36576 mm) wide bodies
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more... which are unsuitable for introduction in some electrified routes due to restrictive
clearances, low level platforms and limitations of line capacities.
The operational features of MEMUs train include fast acceleration, deceleration and braking with
Electro-pneumatic brakes with provision of Schaku Couplers. These enable MEMUs suitable to
function as stopping trains while maintaining the average speeds matching with the fast Mail or
Express train without slowing down the system.
MEMU Train Service is a new era for transportation of users in semi-urban and urban area. 8-car
MEMU rake consists of two units; each comprising of one driving motor coach and three trailer
coaches i.e. 1 unit = 1 MC + 3 TC. The following main salient features have made MEMU more
passenger friendly:
Pollution free and environment-friendly.
Carry 2324 passengers as against 1800 in the conventional trains.
Foot-boards provided for entraining and detraining of passengers from/to low-level
platforms.
Wider Seats with more leg space in between the rows for better comforts, wide racks for
luggage.
Vestibule arrangement facilities for inter-coach mobility of passengers.
2.0 Introduction
Introduction of MEMU services over different years is given below: -
Section Date of Introduction.
1.Asansol – Adra 15.07.1995
2.Kharagpur – Tata 22.07. 1995
3.Purilia-Burdwan (E.Rly) 07.06. 1997
4.Howrah-Kharagpur-TATA-Adara 01.10. 1996
5.Adra-Bankura 18.10. 1998
6. Bankura Howrah- Bankura (Extended up to Adra) 30.06.2000/
02.10.2000 (Extn)
7. Adra-Purulia 15.03.2001
8. Asansol- Adra-Purulia extn.from PRR to Muri (By E.Rly) 26.01.2003
9. Tata-Chandil-Muri-Hatia 10.02.2003
10. Adra-Vishnupur,Adra-Bhojudih,Adra-Purulia,
Adra-Midnapur
01.01.2004
11. Adra-Bhaga,Bhojudih-Chandrapura,Bhojudih- Bhaga 31.03.2004
12. Howrah-Kharagpur-Bhadrack 15.05.2006
13. Bankura – Bhojudih 14.02.2009
14. Santragachi – Jhargram/Midnapur-Jhargram 01.03.2009/
13.02.2010
15. Kharagpur-Baleswar 13.04.2009
16. Gokulpur – Joychandipahar 14.06.2010
17. Howrah-Midnapur- Ghatshilla 31.03.2011
18. Kharagpur-Tatanagar-Dhanbad via Purulia 17.05.2011
19. Kharagpur- Midnapur-Jhargram- Purulia 20.02.2012
