Indian Railways on course to 100% electrification, becoming world's largest green network

Railways will achieve 100 per cent electrification of its broad gauge network in the next few months, much before the end of this fiscal, a senior Railway Ministry official has said.

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The interim budget has allocated Rs 6500 crore for further electrification projects. With 100 per cent electrification, Indian Railways will become the largest green railways of the world. Already many regions in India are 100 per cent electrified.

"With a dedicated fund of Rs 6,500 crore in FY25 for further electrification projects, India is committed to achieving complete electrification," a senior railway official told ANI The Railways have spent over Rs 46,425 crore on electrification since 2014. But it will take some time for diesel locomotives to be retired and replaced by electric engines and the tide has firmly shifted with more electric engines than diesel engines. As of December 2023, Railways have 10,238 electric and 4,543 diesel locomotives.