| Event | Gujarat achieves 100% railway electrification, becoming the 24th State/UT in India to do so. |
| Announcement | Announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the inauguration of the Dahod Electric Locomotive Factory. |
| Key Initiative | Dahod Electric Locomotive Factory to produce India's first 9000 HP electric freight locomotives in partnership with Siemens. |
| National Goal | Part of India's broader mission to achieve net-zero carbon emissions in railways by 2030 and overall net-zero emissions by 2070. |
| Electrification History | - 1925: First electric train ran between Mumbai and Thane. <br> - 1948-2014: 21,801 km electrified. <br> - 2014-2025: 45,922 km electrified. <br> - 2020-2025: Over 6,000 km electrified annually. |
| Current Status | India's railway electrification stands at 98.83%, second only to Switzerland (99%). |
| Fully Electrified States/UTs (24) | Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Tripura, West Bengal. |
| Partially Electrified States | - Rajasthan: 98% <br> - Karnataka: 96% <br> - Tamil Nadu: 96% <br> - Goa: 88% <br> - Assam: 79%. |
| Significance | - Saves ₹15,000 crore annually in fuel costs. <br> - Reduces greenhouse gas emissions. <br> - Enhances reliability and speed of rail transport. <br> - Supports India's climate change mitigation goals. |
