Solely 269 Route Km left throughout 5 states
3 min learnJun 7, 2026 02:53 PM IST
Indian Railways electrification: Indian Railways is working in a mission mode to finish the electrification of its complete Broad Gauge (BG) community. Sharing the newest progress, the Ministry of Railways stated that 99.6 per cent of the nation’s Broad Gauge (BG) community has already been electrified. Out of the whole 70,271 route kilometres (RKm) of BG strains, 70,002 RKm had been electrified as of Might 31, 2026, with solely a small portion of the community remaining to be coated.
Indian Railways electrification standing
The railway electrification in India started in 1925, when the nation’s first electrical practice, working on a 1,500-volt DC system, ran between Bombay Victoria Terminus and Kurla Harbour in Maharashtra. In accordance with the newest replace from the Ministry of Railways, 25 States and Union Territories have achieved 100 per cent electrification of their Broad Gauge (BG) railway community, with no route kilometres pending.
Solely 5 states nonetheless have some sections underneath electrification. Collectively, these remaining stretches account for simply 269 RKm. Other than these, all new line and multi-tracking tasks are being sanctioned and constructed with electrification.
These 5 states nonetheless have 269 km of non-electrified tracks
In accordance with the Ministry of Railways, solely 5 states: Rajasthan, Tamil NaduAssam, Karnataka and Goa, nonetheless have Broad Gauge (BG) railway sections pending for electrification, accounting for collectively 269 route kilometres (RKm).
In Rajasthan, 6,504 RKm out of the state’s complete 6,514 RKm BG community has been electrified, leaving solely 10 RKm to be coated. Equally, Tamil Nadu has electrified 3,858 RKm of its 3,926 RKm BG community, with 68 RKm remaining.
Assam has achieved 97.9 per cent electrification of its 2,589 RKm Broad Gauge community, whereas Karnataka has electrified 96.8 per cent of its 3,743 RKm BG community. In Goa, 171 RKm of the whole 187 RKm Broad Gauge community has been electrified, leaving simply 16 RKm pending.
State-wise Electrified Railway Community (RKM)
Information as on 31 Might 2026 | Indian Railways | BG = Broad Gauge
70,271 km Complete BG community
70,002 km Electrified (99.6%)
25 of 30 States at 100%
Displaying all 30 states/UTs
Supply: Indian Railways (Information as on 31.05.2026)
The electrification of railway community is a crucial step in the direction of enhancing operational effectivity of trains, lowering dependence on fossil fuels and advancing its sustainability targets.
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Earlier in an announcement, the Ministry of Railways stated: “The completion of Electrification mission(s) is dependent upon numerous components like forest clearances by officers of forest division, shifting of infringing utilities, statutory clearances from numerous authorities,geological and topographical circumstances of space, regulation & order scenario within the space of mission(s) web site, variety of working months in a 12 months for specific mission web site on account of weather conditions and so on.”
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