NEW DELHI : Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said that the Indian Railways is expected to switch entirely to electricity by 2024, as it is already shunting diesel locomotives gradually out of service. "By the year 2024, we expect the entire Indian Railways to be run 100 per cent on electricity. The Union Minister further said that India is also planning to make the entire railways network a "net-zero emission network" by 2030. "By 2030, we plan to make the entire railways network a net-zero emission network. We will have no emission from the railways, it will run on clean energy and clean power," he said.

Source: Mint January 27, 2020 08:17 UTC