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Indian Railways has achieved 99.6% electrification of its Broad Gauge (BG) network as of 2026.
The rapid electrification drive has significantly reduced diesel consumption from 293 crore litres in 2015-16 to 108 crore litres in 2024-25.
India is now the second most extensively electrified large railway system globally, following Switzerland (100%).
| Country | Electrification % |
|---|---|
| Switzerland | 100% |
| India | 99.6% |
| China | 82% |
| Spain | 67% |
| Japan | 64% |
Statutory body operating India's national railway system.
Worldwide professional association representing the railway sector.
A railway gauge is the clear minimum vertical distance between the inner sides of two tracks. Broad Gauge in India is 1676 mm (5 ft 6 in) and forms the backbone of the Indian Railway network, carrying over 95% of its traffic.
GS Paper 3 > Infrastructure > Railways
General Awareness > Indian Economy
According to the Indian Railways (2019-2020), which state has the largest railway track in India?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
With reference to bio-toilets used by the Indian Railways, consider the following statements: 1. The decomposition of human waste in the bio-toilets is initiated by a fungal inoculum. 2. Ammonia and water vapour are the only end products in this decomposition which are released into the atmosphere. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: Neither 1 nor 2
One of the following regions has the world's largest tropical peatland, which holds about three years worth of global carbon emissions from fossil fuels; and the possible destruction of which can exert detrimental effect on the global climate. Which one of the following denotes that region?
Answer: Congo Basin
The distance between two points on a railway network, irrespective of the number of lines connecting them.