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India Emerges as Global Leader in Railway Electrification with 99.6 percent Broad Gauge Network Electrified, Second Only to Switzerland,Diesel Consumption for Railway Traction Falls from 293 Crore Litres in 2015-16 to 108 Crore Litres in 2024-25, Saving Foreign Exchange and Reducing Carbon Emissions

By Our Correspondent NEW DELHI/BHUBANESWAR:Electrification of railway network on Indian Railways has been taken up in mission mode. So far, about 99.6% of Broad Gauge (BG) network has been electrified. The electrification in remaining network has been taken up. This information was provided by the Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting and Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, in a reply to a question in L…

India Emerges as Global Leader in Railway Electrification with 99.6% Broad Gauge Network Electrified, Second Only to Switzerland – Hindudayashankar

Diesel Consumption for Railway Traction Falls from 293 Crore Litres in 2015-16 to 108 Crore Litres in 2024-25, Saving Foreign Exchange and Reducing Carbon Emissions Indian Railways’ Electrification Drive Promotes Cleaner Mobility, as Rail Transport Emits About 89% Less CO₂ than Road Transport Over 1,260 MW of Solar and Wind Power Capacity Commissioned to Support Low-Carbon Operations on Indian Railways NEW DELHI, JULY 22, 2026: Electrification o…