Railways of India. Time to update and upgrade
https://doi.org/10.46684/2023.3.3
Abstract
By the second decade of the XXI century, the railway transport of India came up with an important result — the Program announced on April 1, 1992, called Unigauge for the transfer of the railway network to a single gauge of 1676 mm was basically completed. In 2022, the operational length of wide-gauge roads on the Indian railway network was 65,094 km, or 95.7 % of its entire length. This opened up the possibility of creating a modern unified railway transport system and organizing its optimal interaction with other modes of transport.
The management of the railway transport of India, represented by the Ministry of Railways, has focused efforts on the modernization of all components of the large railway economy — strengthening track structures, upgrading bridge facilities, introducing modern means of ensuring train traffic and transportation safety, updating rolling stock. The basis for improving the work of railway transport is the electrification of railways, the completion of which is planned in the next decade.
All decisions taken to modernize railways are aimed at reducing operating costs, improving efficiency, environmental cleanliness, comfort and speed of passenger travel, reducing the delivery time of goods, as well as improving the safety of transportation by rail.
About the Authors
V. B. Zakharov
Emperor Alexander I Petersburg State Transport University (PGUPS)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vladislav B. Zakharov — Cand. Sci. (Eng.), Associate Professor Associate Professor of the Department “Railway”, ID RSCI: 662988, ResearcherID: IST-9636-2023.
9 Moskovsky ave., Saint Petersburg, 190031
E. Komarov
Russian Federation
Egor Komarov — Independent researcher.
Saint Petersburg
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Zakharov V.B., Komarov E. Railways of India. Time to update and upgrade. BRIСS Transport. 2023;2(3):1-12. https://doi.org/10.46684/2023.3.3
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