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India to have 1.8 lakh Kms of Highways & 1.2 lakh Kms of Rail Lines by 2025

India to have 1.8 lakh Kms of Highways & 1.2 lakh Kms of Rail Lines by 2025
India to have 1.8 lakh Kms of Highways & 1.2 lakh Kms of Rail Lines by 2025
  • India is set to construct more railways and motorways in 2025. The length of all national highways in India is anticipated to reach 1.8 lakh kilometres and the railway lines would be 1.2 lakh kilometres by 2025 according to the report of Bank of America Securities India.
  • Between the years 1950 to 2015, 4000 kilometres of new national highways were constructed in India and it was 77,000 kilometres in 2015.
  • The expected milestone which is for highways to reach 1.8 lakh kilometres by 2025, is more than double the current length.
  • In 1950, the railway network in India was only 10,000 kilometres of rail lines and by 2015 there were 63,000 kilometres of railway lines.
  • The milestone for 2025 is to make the railway network reach up to 1.2 lakh kilometres.

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Published date : 26 Aug 2022 05:49PM

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