The Indian Railways project is delayed for its wide breakup net, with complete completion, which is now expected by the end of 2025, said a person who knows about this matter. Calls in the northeastern and southern regions-especially with connections to the last mile-the primary roadblocks.
The original goal was to complete the electrification during the first 100 days of the new government by September 2024. However, delay in Assam and Tripur prevented progress. While the tripura has been fully electrified, according to the latest data of the Ministry of Railways, 382 km of track remains in Assam.
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According to the ministry, since March 2025, the railways electrified 68 701 km, ie 98.83%, from a total of 69 512 km wide network. However, the work on the remaining 811 km route proceeds slowly, with the completion of the Q3 FY26. In FY25, the railways electrified only 2,701 km and from FY19 did not reach their usual pace more than 6,000 km per year.
The remaining work includes 93 km in Rajasthan, 151 km in Karnataka, 169 km in Tamil Nadu, 16 km in Goa and 382 km in Assam. The original objective of completion of electrification until December 2023 has been revised several times, with the latest objective is now set at the end of FY26, the above person said.
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Questions sent to the Ministry of Railways remained unanswered until the press.
“When the electrification of railways is approaching, the last leg often involves complex work on specific routes and sections that require accurate coordination with existing infrastructure, including other railway lines, roads and bridges as such projects, may encounter strict curves, bridges or tunnels or other geographical challenges.
The railways moved rapidly after electrification in the last three to four years and exceeded the target of 6,000 km each year from FY21, which excluded FY25, missing the target of 2,885 km by a small margin, electrifying about 2,701 km according to the Ministry of Railway Statistics.
According to the ministry, from the 30 countries and the territory of the Union (for which estimates were available), electrification was completed to 25, over 90% on four and over 85% in one.
The government has provided £6 159 CRORE for electrification in the FY26 budget, which also includes unused funds from the previous year, said earlier as it was quoted.
Electrification is expected to bring considerable cost savings and reduce the annual fuel account in fuel £15,000 crore. In addition, it is a key part of Indian railway obligations to achieve carbon emissions with pure zero by 2030 and place in the world as the largest green rail system in the world.
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Since 1948, Indian Railways has electrified approximately 22,000 km routes with remarkable acceleration from FY18. In recent years, the pace has increased constantly, with more than 6,500 km electrified only in FY23. At 98.83%, the Indian railway worldwide peers exceeds electrification – such as the EU (56%), the United Kingdom (38%) and the US (1%) – only in Switzerland reach a higher rate of 99%.
While the pace of electrification is currently the fastest in the world, more than 16 km routes a day, the last phase of the project is expected to continue at a slower pace.
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