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%

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Elimination of manned level crossings increased by 220%

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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

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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 nd2 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