BUDGET
FY27 railway capex seen at INR 2.93 tln, up nearly 11% from FY26
This story was originally published at 14:51 IST on 1 February 2026
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NEW DELHI – The Union Budget projected the capital expenditure of the Indian Railways in 2026-27 (Apr-Mar) at INR 2.93 trillion, up from the revised estimate of INR 2.65 trillion for the current fiscal year. The Budget for FY26 had projected the capital outlay of the Indian Railways at INR 2.65 trillion.
Of the planned capital expenditure for FY26, INR 2.81 trillion will come from budgetary support and INR 120 billion from extra budgetary resources, including public-private partnerships.
In FY27, Indian Railways will spend INR 654.97 billion on procuring rolling stock, up from INR 633.73 billion per the revised estiamte for FY26. The railways will spend INR 367.22 billion on new line construction, up 20% from INR 306.32 billion to be spent in the current financial year as per the revised estimates. The national transporter will spend another INR 377.50 billion on doubling tracks, up 30% from INR 290.96 billion to be spent in FY26 according to the revised estimates.
Indian Railways' gross traffic receipts for FY27 are estimated at INR 3.02 trillion, up from the revised estimate of INR 2.78 trillion for this year. Out of this, freight revenue for the next financial year is pegged at INR 1.89 trillion, up from INR 1.78 trillion revised estimate for FY26. Passenger receipts for FY27 are projected at INR 873 billion, up from INR 800 billion which is the revised estimate for FY26. End
Reported by Krity Ambey and Suryash Kumar
Edited by Pankaj Aher
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