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Railway Budget 2025: Key Highlights and Analysis

Railway Budget 2025: Key Highlights and Analysis
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Railway Budget 2025: Key Highlights and Analysis

CategoryDetails
Total Allocation₹2.65 lakh crore (same as last year)
Capital Expenditure (Capex)₹2.52 lakh crore (includes PPP investments)
Expenditure in FY 2024-25₹2.09 lakh crore (79.33% utilization till January 23, 2025)
Actual Expenditure FY 2023-24₹2.45 lakh crore
Major Infrastructure Projects₹4.6 lakh crore for new railway lines, doubling/quadrupling tracks, flyovers, underpasses, workshops, rolling stock, station redevelopment, and modern signaling systems
Customer Amenities AllocationFY 2024-25 (BE): ₹15,510 crore; FY 2024-25 (RE): ₹12,993.97 crore; FY 2025-26: ₹12,118.39 crore
Freight Corridor InvestmentFY 2024-25 (RE): ₹5,499 crore; FY 2025-26: ₹500 crore
PSU and JV InvestmentsFY 2024-25 (RE): ₹27,570.77 crore; FY 2025-26: ₹22,444.33 crore
Freight Capacity Target1.6 billion tonnes by March 2025 (second-largest globally after China)
Electrification Goal100% electrification by FY 2025-26
Bullet Train ExpenditureFY 2023-24: ₹18,295 crore; FY 2024-25 (BE): ₹21,000 crore; FY 2025-26: ₹19,000 crore
High-Speed Rail Fleet100 non-AC Amrit Bharat trains, 50 NAMO Bharat trains, 200 Vande Bharat trains, 17,500 general coaches (1,200 already manufactured)
Passenger Revenue Target₹3 lakh crore in FY 2025-26
Future PlansSemi-high-speed and metro connectivity, station modernization, PPP investments, safety measures, and AI-based monitoring systems

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