Indian Railways (IR) is planning to lay new railway tracks which includes doubling and addition of third and fourth line on a cumulative 16,600 km of railway routes across India at an expected investment of Rs 8-10 trillion. For this purpose, Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) will be prepared for 208 programs.
IR is aiming to improve the efficiency and speed of trains across the country’s primary rail routes, including Delhi-Chennai, Delhi-Kolkata, Delhi-Mumbai, Mumbai-Kolkata, Mumbai-Chennai and Chennai-Kolkata. It will also lead to yearly savings of Rs 1.28 trillion on fuel expenses and will help reduce carbon emissions by 43 million tonnes.