Diesel consumed by Indian railways will be 0 litres by 2030: Amit Shah

Home Minister Amit Shah said diesel consumed by railways fell to 108 crore litres in 2024-25 from 293 crore litres in 2015-16, and will fall to 0 by 2030, while flagging off India's first LNG-diesel dual-fuel train. "Electrification covered 75 km in 2010-11...we electrified 7,188 km in 2023-24," he added. Shah further said 99.6% of India's railway network is electrified.