Indian Railways to electrify 38,000 km route in next 5 yrs
The Indian Railways plans electrification of 38,000 km route in five years from 2017-18, the Railways Ministry informed the Rajya Sabha on Friday. Currently, only 42% of total track network is electrified and the rest is operating on fossil fuel. With electrification of major rail routes, Railways' energy bill is likely to come down by â¹10,000 crore.