Railway lines electrification by 2023 to save ₹14,500 crore per annum
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Bullet trains to be run on elevated corridors, says Railway Board CEO
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Bullet trains to be run on elevated corridors, says Railway Board CEO
Indian Railways is on course to complete the electrification of entire broadgauge network by 2023 with 66% of track length already covered so far. The speed of electrification has been scaled up from 1,176 km in 2014-15 to 5, 276 km in 2018-19 and 4,378 km in 2019-20 despite COVID-19 restrictions, said Railway Board Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Vinod Kumar Yadav.
“It will be a unique feat among the major railways in the world to run trains fully with indigenously produced power without dependence on imported fossil fuel. After 100% electrification the estimated saving on fuel bill will be about ₹14,500 crore per annum,” he said, in a recent online media interaction.