Railways target to complete 100% electrification of broad gauge routes by 2023

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha stated that Indian Railways planned for 100 per cent electrification of its broad gauge routes by 2023.

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 The Minister informed that around 63 per cent broad gauge lines have already been electrified out of a total 63,631 route kilometers as on 1st of April this year.

A total of 23,765 route kilometre lines are yet to be electrified in the country.

Several steps have been taken to expedite electrification of railway lines in the country and they include, award of Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts, better project monitoring mechanism etc.