Extensive network, steady development
One of the world’s largest railway networks, the Indian Railways in recent times has taken leaps and bounds that are as well spread out as its network itself.

And these are developments that have been steady, well thought out and with complete focus over making the railways a more energy efficient mode of transport than it already was.

Take for example the Vande Bharat Express. Built under the government’s Make In India programme, it has 2 bogeys followed by an engine. An initiative taken with a view to reducing the time required to accelerate, thus allowing it to be faster. A step that is smart, and towards efficiency.

The Vande Bharat Express is an intercity train, but that is where the rails of change, just begin. As a part of making India’s major cities smart, the construction of metros is underway. By connecting the farthest points of the cities, and everything in between, these are rails that will solidify efficiency, simply by shortening travel time for the regular office-goer. Imagine diminishing the traffic rigmarole altogether.

A scenario that can only take place if the alternative is just as, if not more, convenient. Not to forget, one of the most fervent rail endeavours that is the bullet train. Constant improvisations in its plans, the tracks and its steady development are a testament to how seriously the rail business is being taken at the moment.