New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- Indian Railways may seek additional funds from the Centre to maintain its spending on expanding the rail network, the first instance in many years where it will not only use up its entire budgetary funds before the end of a fiscal year but also seek additional resources to complete capital projects.

Railways has been in a spending spree in 2025-26, having already exhausted Rs.1.6 trillion, over 65% of its record budgetary allocation of Rs.2.52 trillion in the first seven months. This is the highest mid-year utilization ever achieved by the national transporter, according to two persons close to the development.

Although its 2024-25 capex was the same as 2025-26 at Rs.2.52 trillion, it spent approximately Rs.1.25 tr...