Railroads

During the first month of the 2010-11 fiscal, the Railways reported an increase of 9.69 per cent
in its total earnings at US$ 1.62 billion, as compared to US$ 1.5 billion in the same month last
fiscal. The Railways garnered US$ 459 million in total passenger earnings in April 2010,
compared to US$ 411.6 million in April 2009.

According to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), the foreign direct
investment (FDI) inflow into railways related components has been US$ 109.56 million from
April 2000 to March 2010

Indian Railways
is the second largest system in the world under a single management, with an extensive network
of 62,725 kilometers, 21.5 percent of which is electrified. Indian Railways operates an extensive
network. It ranks second in the world (after China) in terms of freight intensity, track to land ratio,
wagons to track ratios, passengers and cargo. Freight traffic carried in IFY 1997-98 was 430
million tons, up 5.5 percent over the previous year. The target

for IFY 1998-99 is 450 million tons and an annual growth rate of 7.4 percent has been projected
for the next five years. Indian Railways has launched a program to reduce terminal delays and
turn around time of its rolling stock. The program aims at increasing freight carrying capacity by
50 percent through continual usage of wagons. Indian Railways is also soliciting private sector
participation in freight movement through a Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT) scheme and a
Own-Your-Wagon-Scheme (OYWS).

Indian Railways has one of the largest and busiest

rail networks in the world, transporting over 18 million

passengers and more than 2 million tonnes of freight daily. It is

one of the world's largest commercial or utility employers, with

more than 1.4 million employees. (39,350 mi). As

to rolling stock, IR owns over 200,000 (freight) wagons,

50,000 coaches and 8,000 locomotives.

Indian Railways is the world·s 2nd largest

railway network.
* Rendering service to 20 million people and
more then 2 million tons of freight each day.
* Indian Railways provide employment to 1.6
million Indians.
* Covering 74,534 km of rail track across India

Indian Railways covers 64000 of

route km along length & width of

the country

It runs 12000 trains every day

It carry 1.4 crore passengers &

16 lakh tonnes of goods every day

Railways has 7500 engines,38000 coaches

& about 2.5 lakh of wagons

7000 stations & about 500 computerized

passenger reservation centers

1 lakh km of track

17 lakh employee(10 lakh inG roup C)

including 10000 officers

Salient features of Indian Railways:

Total route coverage  > 63500KM
Number of locomotives >7900
Number of fright wagons> 222400
Number of passenger coaches > 42500
Number of persons employed >1.6 million
Number of trains operated per day> 14000

Under the Eleventh Five Year Plan of India(2007–2012), Ministry of Railways is constructing a
new Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) covering about 2762 route km long two routes - the
Eastern Corridor from Ludhiana to Sone Nagar and the Western Corridor from Jawaharlal Nehru
Port at Nhava Sheva, Mumbai to Tughlakabad/Dadri along with interlinking of two corridors at
Dadri. Upgrading of transportation technology, increase in productivity and reduction in unit
transportation cost are the focus areas for the project.[33] According to initial estimates, the
project would cost 20,500 crore (US$ 4.7 billion).[34]

A new company, "Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited(DFCCIL)",

designated as a `special purpose vehicle`, has been created to undertake planning &
development, mobilization of financial resources and construction, maintenance and operation of
the Dedicated Freight Corridors. DFCCIL has been registered as a company under the
Companies Act 1956 on 30 October 2006.[35] vkm

Problems

Market share fell from 37% (2008) to 20% (2010)

*Funds allotted constituted only 10% of the allotment

for capital augmentation work. Worst, 7-9% were

returned unused during 2005-08.

*Around 10 zones out of 16 failed to meet loading

targets more then 5 consecutive years.

*Less then 50% of corporate safety plan amounted`

31,835 crores has been utilized (2003-10).

*Only 10,419 km has been added since 63 years of independence with 180 km as annual growth.

*235 major and minor accidents since 2003 ² 10. Worst

being the 4 in last 14 months.

Projects

The Dedicated Freight

Corridor project is designed to alleviate
congestion on the rail routes between
Delhi and Mumbai and Delhi and Kolkota
by building long-distance, cargo-only
rail lines, at an estimated cost of US$6
billion-7 billion.

Railways Infrastructure in India:

Indian Railways is the largest rail network in Asia and worlds second largest under one management.
Indian Railways comprise over one hundred thousand track kilometers and run about 11000 trains every
day carrying about 13 million passengers and 1.25 million tones of freight every day. The scope for
public private partnership is enormous in railways, ranging from commercial exploitation of rail space to
private investments in railway infrastructure and rolling stocks.  The Golden quadrilateral is proposed to
be strengthened to enable running of more long distance passenger trains and freight trains at a higher
speed. Programmed also envisages strengthening of rail connectivity to ports and development of
multimodal corridors to hinterland. Construction of 4 mega bridges costing about US$ 750 million is also
included in the programme.

Construction of a new Railway Line to Kashmir valley in most difficult terrain at a cost of US$ 1.5 Billion
and expansion of rail network in Mumbai area at a cost of US$900 million has also been taken up.
Freight traffic is growing at close to 10% and passenger traffic at close to 8% annually. Railways have
planned a dedicated rail freight corridor running along the railways Golden Quadrilateral (GQ). The
double-line freight corridor is expected to evolve systematic and efficient freight movement
mechanisms and ease congestion along the existing GQ. It would leave the existing GQ free for
passenger trains. The 9260 km dedicated freight corridor to be built at a cost of Rs 60,000 crore (US$ 15
billion) is being funded partially with a US$ 5 billion loan from Japan. The work is expected to be
completed within the next 5–7 years. The first phase of the project would include the Delhi–Howrah and
the Delhi–Mumbai routes.

The Indian Government has also

recognised existing infrastructure gaps
and capacity constraints in the rail system,
and as a consequence plans large scale
investment over the five years from
FY07-FY12. Projected investments total
US$65 billion, of which 40% is expected
to be contributed by the private sector.
One major PPP programme is already in
its initial phases. The Dedicated Freight
Corridor project is designed to alleviate
congestion on the rail routes between
Delhi and Mumbai and Delhi and Kolkota
by building long-distance, cargo-only
rail lines, at an estimated cost of US$6
billion-7 billion.
Other proposed initiatives include the
development of manufacturing plants for
rolling stock with long-term committed
procurement for several years, and the
setting up of logistics parks. City metro
systems are also in the pipeline. The first
corridor of the Mumbai Metro Project
has already been awarded to Reliance
Infrastructure and the Government has
asked the final shortlisted companies
to submit detailed financial bids for the
second phase of the Mumbai Metro.
Indian Railways is also looking for
private partners to help modernise
railway stations to world-class levels,
and for projects focused on increasing
connectivity with ports.