New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- The government is planning to significantly enhance and modernize railway track infrastructure across India, to enable the operation of high-speed trains in the country and improve travel experience.

It proposes to construct 7,000km of high-speed passenger corridors, with trains running at speeds up to 350km/hr, railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday.

At the inaugural session of the 3-day CII International Rail Conference 2025 and the 16th edition of the CII International Railway Equipment Exhibition in the national capital, Vaishnaw said that the railways is taking rapid strides towards modernization with the vision of transforming the national transporter into a world-class, technology-driven, and pa...