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    development of 25 kV AC electrification is closely connected with that of successfully using utility frequency. This electrification is ideal for railways that...
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    Railway electrification using alternating current (AC) at 15 kilovolts (kV) and 16.7 hertz (Hz) are used on transport railways in Germany, Austria, Switzerland...
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  • Burdwan, was upgraded to 25 kV AC in 1968. 25 kV AC railway electrification emerged as an economical form of electrification as a result of research and...
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    Chennai, Tamil Nadu. All routes are electrified at 25 kV 50 Hz AC power supply from overhead lines. The Indian Railways plans to build a 700 MW gas-based...
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    railways in 1948, British Railways (BR) expanded electrification at both 1,500 V DC overhead and 660/750 V third rail. In 1956, BR adopted 25 kV AC overhead...
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    run on 25 kV AC. Ridership on India's suburban railways has risen from 1.2 million in 1970–71 to 4.4 million in 2012–13. The suburban railways of Mumbai...
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    the San Francisco Peninsula and Silicon Valley. The electrification included installation of a 25 kV catenary system over the double-tracked line from San...
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    PTE Class 304 25 kV AC EMUs Class 505 1500 V DC Altrincham Electrics Suburban electrification of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway Cheshire Lines...
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    10% return on electrification investment (to replace diesel traction). By 1990, the electrification was about half 3 kV DC and half 25 kV AC 50 Hz and 70%...
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    system at 25 kV alternating current with at 60 Hz, the standard frequency in North America. The system is also known as the Northend Electrification, in contrast...
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