Indian Railways Makes Major Strides in Track Modernisation and Safety

• Indian Railways (IR), world's 4th-largest network, under Ministry of Railways, has scaled track renewal, high-speed-capable upgradation, and Automatic Train Protection (Kavach) to lower accident rates.
• During FY 2024-25, IR renewed 6,851 track-km; 84,244 km of network now supports ≥110 kmph vs 31,445 km in 2014.
• Relevant for GS-III (Infrastructure) — capital-investment-driven safety + speed transformation of public goods.