Indian Railways utilised over 80 Percent of the capital expenditure in the first three Quarters of the current financial year. The Ministry of Railways informed that Indian Railways has spent two lakh three thousand 138 crore rupees out of the total Gross Budgetary Support of 2 lakh 52 thousand 200 crore rupees by the end of December 2025. The Ministry said that the expenditure has primarily focused on safety measures, capacity enhancement, infrastructure modernisation, and passenger amenities.

The Ministry said that consistent capital expenditure over the past decade is clearly reflected in the various initiatives taken by the Ministry. This includes the introduction of 164 Vande Bharat train services, 30 Amrit Bharat train services, the implementation of the Kavach automatic train protection system, the electrification of over 99 per cent of the broad-gauge network, and major works covering new lines, gauge conversion, track doubling, traffic facilities, investments in PSUs, and metropolitan transport systems.