Ministry of Railways,

Government of India
September 2019
Government Of India

100 Days Initiatives

& Achievements
“Indian Railways is the growth
engine of nation’s vikas yatra”
- Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
 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 Connecting India

raising of speed -Lines approved
to 160 kmph by 2022 3rd line between Allahabad-
-23 on Delhi-Mumbai Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction (UP)
and Delhi-Howrah
routes New Line between
Sahjanwa-Dohrighat (UP)
60% increase in average speed of
passenger trains Doubling of Line from
New Bongaigaon-Agthori (Assam)
Journeys by Rajdhani train to become
fully overnight New Line between
Vaibhavwadi-Kolhapur (Maharashtra)
Faster Towards a Green
Construction Electrified Railways
New line, Doubling and Gauge 1,106 RKM electrified during Apr-Aug 2019
conversion increased by 36%
1500
1000 704 km
518 km
500

0 Apr-Aug 2018 Apr-Aug 2019

Elimination of manned level

crossings increased by 220%
4 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

2500

2000

2,189 coaches

2,819 coaches
1500

1000

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 Introduced Food packets with QR
Mandideep, Bhopal Codes linked to live kitchen feed

Digital India SMS Facility

Stations with High Speed SMS alert at the time of booking of tickets
free Wi-Fi cross 4,100 including counter tickets, Confirmed/RAC &
final status of reservation chart