NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): Indian Railways has embarked upon an ambitious plan of electrification of its complete Broad Gauge network, which would not only result in better fuel energy usage resulting in increased throughput and reduced fuel expenditure but also savings in precious foreign exchange.
During FY 2022-23, till October 2022, Indian Railways has achieved 1223 Route Kilometers (RKMs) of electrification compared to 895 RKMs during the corresponding FY 2021-22. It is 36.64% more than the previous year’s figures for the corresponding period.
It is worth mentioning that a record electrification of 6,366 RKMs was achieved in Indian Railways’ history during 2021-22. Earlier, the highest electrification was 6,015 RKM during 2020-21.
As of 31st October 2022, out of 65,141 RKM of the BG network of IR (including KRCL), 53,470 BG RKM have been electrified, which is 82.08% of the entire BG network.
