Amit Shah Inaugurates India's First LNG Train and Rs 1,500 Crore Rail Projects in Gujarat

Union Home Minister Amit Shah marked a significant milestone in India's green transportation initiatives by inaugurating the country's first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) train from Sabarmati station in Ahmedabad. This pioneering move aims to reduce carbon emissions and promote sustainable development.

The LNG train launch was part of a comprehensive rollout of critical railway infrastructure and modernization projects worth over Rs 1,500 crore in Gujarat. The projects include state-of-the-art technological upgrades aimed at boosting safety, capacity, and efficiency. Key highlights include line doubling initiatives, the advanced Kavach train protection system, automatic signalling frameworks, and a dedicated maintenance shed for high-power WAG-12 electric locomotives.

Shah also reviewed the successful trial of the first long double-stack container train running from Mumbai to Vadodara, which is expected to ease track congestion for freight movement and double vehicle carrying capacity by 2040. The Union Home Minister highlighted the sweeping changes in India's transport sector since 2014, emphasizing the current administration's focus on modernisation and indigenous manufacturing.

He pointed out that rail electrification has surged remarkably, with annual track electrification soaring from 75 km in 2010-11 to 7,188 km in 2023-24, bringing India's network electrification to an impressive 99.6 per cent, outpacing major global economies.