New Delhi, Jan. 5 -- Indian Railways has utilised over 80 per cent of its allocated Gross Budgetary Support (GBS) for the current financial year, reflecting steady progress in capital expenditure during the first three quarters of FY 2025-26.

As of the end of December 2025, expenditure stood at Rs 2,03,138 crore, accounting for 80.54 per cent of the total GBS allocation of Rs 2,52,200 crore.

The utilisation level marks an increase of 6.54 percentage points compared to the corresponding period in the previous financial year. Expenditure during this period has been largely directed towards safety-related works, capacity enhancement, infrastructure modernisation and improvement of passenger amenities.

In safety-related works, around 84 pe...