New Delhi, Aug 15 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday highlighted the pace of railway electrification under his government, saying 70 per cent of the network was electrified in 10 years compared with 30 per cent in the previous 90 years.
Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the occasion of the 80th Independence Day, Modi said railway electrification had begun in 1925 but only 30 per cent of the network was electrified in the next 90 years.
“We completed 100 per cent electrification in just one decade. Thirty per cent in 90 years and 70 per cent in 10 years — this is the pace of work,” he said.
He said electrification has helped save imported diesel and benefited the environment as trains are increasingly powered by electricity.
Modi also highlighted India’s entry into the green hydrogen train sector, saying the country had started a train powered by green hydrogen.
“What is special is that it is the longest and most powerful train, and India has also made its mark in the field of hydrogen trains in the world,” he said.
India’s first indigenous hydrogen powered train was flagged off by Modi on July 17, 2026, marking a step towards adopting hydrogen-based technology in the railways. The service runs on an 89-km Jind-Sonipat section of the Northern Railways in Haryana. PTI ADI MIN MIN
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