Section Insulators have been provided on cross-overs to

separate and insulate different sections of OHE from each

other, e.g., the Up track from the Down track, the main
line from the siding yard, OHE inside at loco maintenance
shed from the yard lines.
A section insulator, comprises of a strain insulator, with
two runners connected to one of contact wires . The
runners are at the same height as the contact with the other
side, and also shaped so as to allow a smooth passage of
the pantograph underneath. The two runners overlap with
the contact wire on the other side for a short distance to
ensure that there is no interruption of the current drawn by
the locomotive as it passes under the section insulator.