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The year 2021 witnessed significant growth in the development of infrastructure, innovation, capacity expansion of network and freight diversification.

Highlights of the Achievements:

• There has been enhanced safety that reported zero passenger fatalities.
• Freight loading has been the highest ever in 2021.
• Massive progress has been made in railways infrastructure which includes railway electrification progress and doubling gauge conversion.
• The Gati Shakti cargo terminal policy was launched to speed up the process of approvals and to ease out the establishment of Cargo terminals which resulted in the increase in the freight loading share of Indian railways.
• About 1806 Kisan rails ran out on 153 routes that carried around 5.9 lakh tons of agricultural products. Besides, the 100th Kisan rail was launched in 2021 to improve the logistics of farm produce.
• The stations have been commissioned with Wi-Fi and have been made more passenger-friendly with medical facilities in Railway hospitals.
• RDSO became the first Standard developing Organization in India to be granted recognition by the SDO recognition scheme in 2021.
• AYUSH facilities have been started in 5 zonal railway hospitals in New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai and Guwahati.
• To expand the tourist potential, Indian Railways launched theme-based trains under the programme of Bharat Gaurav.