How much diesel and electricity does Indian Railways consume in running its trains?
Last Modified: 25-Dec-2021 8:38 PM - 13,555Number of trains that operate in India on an average each day. 37% of these are being hauled by diesel locomotives and the remainder are hauled by electric engines.
- 2,370.55 million litresDiesel consumed by the Indian Railways in fiscal 2019-20 in running its fleet of diesel locomotives.
- 6.49 million litresDiesel consumed by the Indian Railways each day in fiscal 2019-20 in running its fleet of diesel locomotives.
- 13,854.73 million KWhElectricity consumed by the Indian Railways each year in running its fleet hauled by electric engines.
- 37.96 million KWhElectricity consumed by the Indian Railways each day in running its fleet hauled by electric engines.