Union Minister Piyush Goyal On Rail Network

The Indian Railways will be a 100 per cent electricity-driven rail network in the next four to five years, making it the largest such network in the world, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.

India has set 2024 as the target for 100 per cent electrification of railways, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said today, adding that "we are very very conscious of our responsibility to the environment". By 2030, India plans to make the entire railway network a "net-zero emission network", he further said.

The Indian Railways will be a 100 per cent electricity-driven rail network in the next four to five years, making it the largest such network in the world, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.

India has set 2024 as the target for 100 per cent electrification of railways, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said today, adding that "we are very very conscious of our responsibility to the environment". By 2030, India plans to make the entire railway network a "net-zero emission network", he further said.