Indian Railways (IR) has electrified 13687 route kilometers of railway track for the 2014-19 period said Piyush Goyal Railway Minister, replying to a parliament question.
As on November 1, 2019, IR commissioned 37,237 route kilometers of rail lines or 57.91 per cent of its network on electric traction, The chronology of electrification is as follows:
| Year | Route Kilometer Electrified |
| 2009-10 | 421 |
| 2010-11 | 75 |
| 2011-12 | 595 |
| 2012-13 | 1337 |
| 2013-14 | 610 |
| Total (2009-14) | 3,038 |
| 2014-15 | 1176 |
| 2015-16 | 1502 |
| 2016-17 | 1646 |
| 2017-18 | 4087 |
| 2018-19 | 5276 |
| Total (2014-19) | 13,687 |
| Increase in %age | 351% |
To expedite electrification, IR took several measures such as award of Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts, better project monitoring mechanism, delegating more power to field units for award of contracts/sanction of estimates and close monitoring at the highest level.
