Indian Railways is a public agency under the administration of Ministry of Railways, India. It is the operator of India’s national railway system. In financial year 2021, the railway network across the country was around 68 thousand km of length, the fourth largest in the world in terms of size. Its revenue was around 1.41 trillion Indian rupees that same year. Of all broad-gauge routes, 71 percent were electrified.
India’s railway network was estimated to become world’s third largest in the next five years. It was already one of the biggest employers in the country. The government planned to upgrade its vast railway network by 2030, with fully electrified railway networks, a large high-speed rail network connecting major cities, and dedicated freight corridors.
Revenue of Indian Railways from financial year 2001 to 2022, with an estimate for financial year 2023
(in billion Indian rupees)
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Revenue in billion Indian rupees
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PRS Legislative Research. (February 14, 2022). Revenue of Indian Railways from financial year 2001 to 2022, with an estimate for financial year 2023 (in billion Indian rupees) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/623450/railway-revenue-india/
PRS Legislative Research. "Revenue of Indian Railways from financial year 2001 to 2022, with an estimate for financial year 2023 (in billion Indian rupees)." Chart. February 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/623450/railway-revenue-india/
PRS Legislative Research. (2022). Revenue of Indian Railways from financial year 2001 to 2022, with an estimate for financial year 2023 (in billion Indian rupees). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/623450/railway-revenue-india/
PRS Legislative Research. "Revenue of Indian Railways from Financial Year 2001 to 2022, with An Estimate for Financial Year 2023 (in Billion Indian Rupees)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/623450/railway-revenue-india/
PRS Legislative Research, Revenue of Indian Railways from financial year 2001 to 2022, with an estimate for financial year 2023 (in billion Indian rupees) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/623450/railway-revenue-india/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Revenue of Indian Railways from financial year 2001 to 2022, with an estimate for financial year 2023 (in billion Indian rupees) [Graph], PRS Legislative Research, February 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/623450/railway-revenue-india/