Besides Record Freight, Enhanced Passenger Services and Rapid Infrastructure Expansion, Self Reliance Fuels Landmark Growth in FY 2025–26

• Ministry of Railways PIB release (04 Apr 2026) frames FY 2025–26 as a landmark year built on four pillars: record freight, enhanced passenger services, rapid infra expansion, and self-reliance (Atmanirbharta).
• Headline self-reliance metrics: 1,674 locomotives and 6,677 LHB coaches indigenously manufactured; Kavach ATP over 3,100+ Rkm; 119 Amrit Bharat stations redeveloped; 35 Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals operationalised.
• Examinable for GS-III (Infrastructure, Make in India) and GS-II (Govt. schemes); Kavach/Vande Bharat/ABSS are recurring Prelims hooks.