ABOUT INDIAN RAILWAYS

• Indian Railways (IR) is the largest rail network in Asia and world’s second largest
• IR runs around 11,000 trains everyday of which 8,702 are passenger trains
• IR transports over 18 million passengers & more than 2 million tonnes of freight everyday
• IR covers 6,909 stations over a total route length of over 63,327 KM

HIGHLIGHTS – INDIAN RAILWAYS

• Railways has achieved US$ 17.94 billion profit in the last 5 years
• Railways to invest US$ 7.2 billion in 2009
• Passenger growth is up 14 per cent
• Passenger trains to have 22% more capacity
• Electrification of 1000 km of rail lines completed
• Rail freight has grown at 8% over the last 5 years

OPPORTUNITIES in INDIAN RAILWAYS

• IR proposes to import 50 electric & 50 diesel locomotives over the next 3 years
• IR has worked out new projects under public-private partnership scheme
• ailways is also expected to invest US$ 45.9 billion in the 11th Plan (2007-12), triple the amount envisaged in the 10th Plan (2002-07)
• Total investment of US$ 5.6 billion has been planned for two corridors
• Three new electric loco, diesel loco & coach factories to be set up
• FDI inflow into railways has been US$ 75.11 million from April 2000 to January 2009
• Annual plan for 2009-10 envisages investment of US$ 7.6 billion