Ministry of Railways have planned an investment of Rs.8.56 lakh crore over five years (2015-2019) with an emphasis on capacity creation. Under the investment plan, major areas of priority include: Network Decongestion, Network Expansion, Safety related works, rolling stock procurement, station development works, modernization, speed raising, signalling, traffic facility works, information technology and customer service improvements.
Efforts towards enhancing internal resource generation are a continuous process on the Railways which includes a mix of traffic augmentation, non-fare revenue maximization, pricing adjustments and expenditure control measures etc.