Ministry of Railways
New railway lines, doubling, track renewal, coaches and locomotives, and the Railway Safety Fund.
₹2,55,466 crore
in 2025–26, 5.15% of all union government spending. Revised estimate, not yet final.
Revenue ₹3,466 crore · Capital ₹2,52,000 crore
What the money actually buys
Overwhelmingly construction and equipment rather than the cost of running trains: ₹47,827 crore on coaches and locomotives, ₹45,000 crore transferred into the Railway Safety Fund, ₹33,363 crore laying new lines, ₹32,791 crore doubling existing ones and ₹23,433 crore renewing worn track.
Every year on record
| Year | Amount | Revenue | Capital | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | ₹2,55,466 crore | ₹3,466 crore | ₹2,52,000 crore | Revised estimate |
| 2024–25 | ₹2,55,263 crore | ₹3,316 crore | ₹2,51,947 crore | Actuals |
| 2023–24 | ₹2,45,791 crore | ₹3,213 crore | ₹2,42,579 crore | Actuals |
| 2022–23 | ₹1,62,410 crore | ₹3,154 crore | ₹1,59,256 crore | Actuals |
| 2021–22 | ₹1,35,242 crore | ₹17,972 crore | ₹1,17,271 crore | Actuals |
| 2020–21 | ₹1,12,159 crore | ₹2,836 crore | ₹1,09,324 crore | Actuals |
Where this sits in the budget
- Counted under Transport, housing and infrastructure, what the money paid for.
- Spent by Ministry of Railways, who spent it. Official site.
Where these figures come from
- 2025–26 · Statement 3, Demand No. 85, Revised Estimates 2025-26, Total columnExpenditure Profile 2026-27: Statement 3 - Expenditure of Ministries and Departments Ministry of Finance, Government of India
SHA-256 3810c160a4b1f897… - 2024–25 · Statement 3, Demand No. 85, Actuals 2024-25, Total columnExpenditure Profile 2026-27: Statement 3 - Expenditure of Ministries and Departments Ministry of Finance, Government of India
SHA-256 3810c160a4b1f897… - 2023–24 · Statement 3, Demand No. 85, Actuals 2023-24, Total columnExpenditure Profile 2025-26: Statement 3 - Expenditure of Ministries and Departments Ministry of Finance, Government of India
SHA-256 b59057f574f3d09a… - 2022–23 · Statement 3, Demand No. 85, Actuals 2022-23, Total columnExpenditure Profile 2024-25: Statement 3 - Expenditure of Ministries and Departments Ministry of Finance, Government of India
SHA-256 3d9f2fe71485a749… - 2021–22 · Statement 3, Demand No. 85, Actuals 2021-22, Total columnExpenditure Profile 2023-24: Statement 3 - Expenditure of Ministries and Departments Ministry of Finance, Government of India
SHA-256 019cebf6e969c112… - 2020–21 · Statement 3, Demand No. 85, Actuals 2020-21, Total columnExpenditure Profile 2022-23: Statement 3 - Expenditure of Ministries and Departments Ministry of Finance, Government of India
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