Ministry of Railways,
Government of India
September 2019
100 Days Initiatives
& Achievements
“Indian Railways is the growth
engine of nation’s vikas yatra”
- Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
Government Of India
Best ever
safety record
Zero passenger fatalities during Apr-Aug 2019
sEcurity first
Commandos for Railway Security
Launch of the first Railway Commando
Battalion ‘CORAS’ to tackle the menace of
terrorism and naxalism in Railways
Higher
Investment
Highest ever CAPEX:
Rs. 1,60,176 crore in 2019-20
20% higher over 2018-19
Budget 2019 proposed investment of Rs 50
lakh crore until 2030
Infrastructure
Thrust
Approval for
raising of speed
to 160 kmph by 2022
-23 on Delhi-Mumbai
and Delhi-Howrah
routes
60% increase in average speed of
passenger trains
Journeys by Rajdhani train to become
fully overnight
Connecting India
-Lines approved
3rd line between AllahabadPt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction (UP)
New Line between
Sahjanwa-Dohrighat (UP)
Doubling of Line from
New Bongaigaon-Agthori (Assam)
New Line between
Vaibhavwadi-Kolhapur (Maharashtra)
Faster
Construction
Towards a Green
Electrified Railways
New line, Doubling and Gauge
conversion increased by 36%
1,106 RKM electrified during Apr-Aug 2019
1500
1000
500
0
704 km
518 km
Apr-Aug 2018
Apr-Aug 2019
Elimination of manned level
crossings increased by 220%
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3.49
3
2
1
1.09
0
Apr-Aug 2018
Apr-Aug 2019
Enhancing
Passenger
Services
New Coaches and Trains
2nd Vande Bharat Express to start
service shortly
95 trains have been upgraded to
Utkrisht standard
29% increase in the production of
coaches
3000
1500
1000
2,819 coaches
2000
2,189 coaches
2500
500
0
Apr-Aug 2018
Apr-Aug 2019
Swachh Bharat, Swachh
Railways
24,493 Bio-toilets installed in trains from
Apr-Aug 2019
No single use plastic material from 150th
Gandhi Jayanti on 2nd Oct 2019
Clean Drinking water
Quality Food
Commencement of Rail Neer Plant
Mandideep, Bhopal
Introduced Food packets with QR
Codes linked to live kitchen feed
Digital India
SMS Facility
Stations with High Speed
free Wi-Fi cross 4,100
SMS alert at the time of booking of tickets
including counter tickets, Confirmed/RAC &
final status of reservation chart