Indian Railways to become "Largest Green Railways" in the world with zero carbon emission before 2030

Indian Railways (IR) is working in mission mode to become the largest Green Railways in the world and is moving towards becoming a “net zero carbon emitter” before 2030.

As per a notification by the Ministry of Railways, railways is guided by a holistic vision of being an environment friendly, efficient, cost effective, punctual and a modern carrier of passengers as well as freight in order to serve the growing needs of new India.

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Indian Railways is looking at helping the environment with steps ranging from massive electrification, water and paper conservation, to saving animals from being injured on railway tracks.

According to the notification, railway electrification which is environment friendly and reduces pollution, has increased nearly ten times since 2014. Railways has planned to electrify balance Broad Gauge (BG) routes by December, 2023 capturing the economic benefits of electric traction in an accelerated manner to achieve 100 percent electrification of BG routes.

Dedicated Freight Corridors are being developed as a low carbon green transportation network with a long-term low carbon roadmap, which will enable it to adopt more energy efficient and carbon-friendly technologies, processes and practices.

Railways is implementing two Dedicated Freight Corridor projects viz. Eastern Corridor (EDFC) from Ludhiana to Dankuni (1,875 km) and Western Corridor (WDFC) from Dadri to Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (1,506 km). Sonnagar-Dankuni (538 km) portion of EDFC has been planned for execution on Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode.

An MoU was signed between Indian Railways and Confederation of Indian Industry in July 2016 for facilitation of Green initiatives on Indian Railways.