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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
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