Transport Infrastructure in India and Status of Indian Railway

Backbone of the nation’s economy and has become one of the most
critical elements of economic liberalization strategies of countries
throughout the world.
Transport infrastructure requires…
1 Infrastructure Planning Project Identification
Project Formulation
Mobilization of capital for investment
2 Project Management Proper utilization and conversion of such
capital into infrastructure hardware
3 Efficient service delivery based on such infrastructure hardware.
The state had to be responsible for resource mobilization, resource
allocation as well as service delivery.
Current Status of Transport Infrastructure in India
India leads – Indonesia / Korea / Egypt
Road Availability - 1935 KM / Million population
India trails the developed counties like Japan, USA, France & UK by a
large margin.

Status of Indian Railway [IR]
In year 1995 – 96 : 62,995 Route KM , 7,068 Stations (Terminals)
Presently : 6,900 Locomotives (65 % Diesel)
: 2, 80,000 Wagons (Vehicles)
2 Gauges : Broad Gage – 64.5 % Route
: Output – 96 % freight output in net tonne kms
- 89.6 % Passenger output in passenger kms.
Operating Ratio = Total cost / Total Revenue
Motor Gauge: 171 %
Broad Gauge: 81 %