National Rail Plan Vision – 2030
Category: Executive
Document Type: Plan
Role: Main
India's National Rail Plan 2030 Aims to Create Future-Ready Rail System and Increase Freight Modal Share
The National Rail Plan (NRP) for India – 2030, prepared by Indian Railways, aims to create a 'future ready' railway system by 2030. The core purpose is to formulate strategies based on operational capacities and commercial policy initiatives to significantly increase the modal share of Railways in freight traffic to 45% and sustain it. A key objective is to build capacity ahead of demand to cater to future growth up to 2050. The plan identifies specific projects for completion by 2024, including 58 Super critical Projects (3750 kms, costing ₹39,663 Crore) and 68 Critical Projects (6913 kms, costing ₹75,736 Crore). The plan affects the railway and freight transport sectors across India. The information was provided by the Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronic & Information Technology in a written reply.
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National Rail Plan Vision – 2030
Indian Railways have prepared a National Rail Plan (NRP) for India – 2030. The Plan is to create a ‘future ready’ Railway system by 2030. The NRP is aimed to formulate strategies based on both operational capacities and commercial policy initiatives to increase modal share of the Railways in freight to 45%. The objective of the Plan is to create capacity ahead of demand, which in turn would also cater to future growth in demand right up to 2050 and also increase the modal share of Railways to 45% in freight traffic and to continue to sustain it. The key objectives of the National Rail Plan are:- 58 Super critical Projects of a total length of 3750 kms costing ₹39,663 Crore and 68 Critical Projects of a total length of 6913 kms costing ₹75,736 Crore, have been identified for completion by 2024. This information was given by the Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronic & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today. RKJ/M Indian Railways have prepared a National Rail Plan (NRP) for India – 2030. The Plan is to create a ‘future ready’ Railway system by 2030. The NRP is aimed to formulate strategies based on both operational capacities and commercial policy initiatives to increase modal share of the Railways in freight to 45%. The objective of the Plan is to create capacity ahead of demand, which in turn would also cater to future growth in demand right up to 2050 and also increase the modal share of Railways to 45% in freight traffic and to continue to sustain it. The key objectives of the National Rail Plan are:- 58 Super critical Projects of a total length of 3750 kms costing ₹39,663 Crore and 68 Critical Projects of a total length of 6913 kms costing ₹75,736 Crore, have been identified for completion by 2024. This information was given by the Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronic & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today. RKJ/M Tags: Compliance, Deadline, Freight, Governance, Infrastructure, Investment, Modal Shift, Planning, Rail, Report, Train, Transport
Sector: Transport