India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Period
Route Kilometer
Before 2014 (about 60 years)
21,801
2014-26
48,072
Country
Railway Electrification
Switzerland
100%
India
99.6%
China
82%
Spain
67%
Japan
64%
France
60%
United Kingdom
39%
Mode of Transportation
CO2 emission for transportation of 1 tonne for 1 km
Road
101 gm
Rail
11.5 gm (about 89% less)
SN
ZONE
% Electrified
1
Central Railway
100%
2
East Coast Railway
100%
3
East Central Railway
100%
4
Eastern Railway
100%
5
Konkan Railway
100%
6
Kolkata Metro
100%
7
North Central Railway
100%
8
North Eastern Railway
100%
9
Northern Railway
100%
10
South Central Railway
100%
11
South Coast Railway
100%
12
South East Central Railway
100%
13
South Eastern Railway
100%
14
West Central Railway
100%
15
Western Railway
100%
16
North Western Railway
99.8%
17
Northeast Frontier Railway
98.7%
18
Southern Railway
98.7%
19
South Western Railway
96.1%
SN
STATE
% Electrified
SN
STATE
% Electrified
1
Andhra Pradesh
100%
16
Mizoram
100%
2
Arunachal Pradesh
100%
17
Nagaland
100%
3
Bihar
100%
18
Odisha
100%
4
Chandigarh
100%
19
Puducherry
100%
5
Chhattisgarh
100%
20
Punjab
100%
6
Delhi
100%
21
Telangana
100%
7
Gujarat
100%
22
Tripura
100%
8
Haryana
100%
23
Uttar Pradesh
100%
9
Himachal Pradesh
100%
24
Uttarakhand
100%
10
Jammu & Kashmir
100%
25
West Bengal
100%
11
Jharkhand
100%
26
Rajasthan
99.8%
12
Kerala
100%
27
Tamil Nadu
98.3%
13
Madhya Pradesh
100%
28
Assam
97.9%
14
Maharashtra
100%
29
Karnataka
96.8%
15
Meghalaya
100%
30
Goa
91.4%
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. Electrification carried out during 2014-26 and before 2014 is as under:
Further, all new line / multi-tracking projects are being sanctioned and constructed with electrification.
Indian Railways (IR) has undertaken one of the fastest railway electrification programs in the world. While many countries prioritize electrifying only their busiest passenger and freight corridors, India has chosen to electrify its entire broad gauge network. Indian Railways' achievement in railway electrification stand out globally. According to the latest report of International Union of Railways (UIC) of June, 2025, railway electrification in important railway systems is as under:
By network coverage, Indian Railways is now among the most extensively electrified large railway systems in the world. Indian Railways had electrified 99.6% of its broad-gauge network, completing one of the world's largest infrastructure transformation programs in a decade.
Electric traction is not only environmental friendly but energy efficient also. Reduction in CO2 emissions in transportation by railways as compared to transportation by road is as under (Ref:- NITI Aayog Report titled "Fast Tracking Freight In India", June 2021)
Further, electrification of railway tracks reduces dependency on fossil fuels, decreased diesel consumption resulting in lower carbon emission. Electrification enables better haulage capacity and higher train speeds, leading to reduced travel time and enhanced efficiency.
Reduction in IR's diesel consumption for traction purpose by 185 crore litres with about 108 crore litres consumption in 2024-25 as compared to 293 crore litres in 2015-16. This has resulted in saving of precious foreign exchange with Government of India exchequer, which would have otherwise been needed for import of fuel which has been saved due to electrification.
Electrified railways are well suited for integrating solar, wind & other renewable energy into traction power systems, making them most effective transport systems for utilizing renewable electricity. Indian Railways is committed to sustainable operations through near total Railway Electrification combined with use of renewable energy sources, based on strategic power procurement planning, thus contributing to carbon footprint reduction.
Indian Railways aims to progressively meet its electric traction power requirements through renewable energy sources including solar, wind and hybrid systems (solar, wind and energy storage) thereby reducing carbon footprints of IR. As of June, 2026 about 1161 Mega Watt (MW) of solar plants (both on Rooftops and on land) and about 103 MW of Wind power plants have been commissioned.
Mission 100% Electrification is a highly challenging project, as it involves electrifying railway lines that are already in operation and encountering unforeseen various challenges during execution. To expedite railway electrification work, various steps have been taken by Indian Railways which include among others; formation of Project Monitoring Group (PMG) portal to resolve the constraints being faced during commissioning, ensuring effective project monitoring mechanism, assured funding and enhanced financial powers to field units.
Zone wise status of electrification is as under:
State/UT wise status of electrification including Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh is as under:
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 Lok Sabha today.
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
