Press Releases

Foreign Direct Investment in Rail Infrastructure

Embassy of India
Berlin

1. Government of India hasnotified 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in rail infrastructure. According to the notification, FDI will be allowed in construction, operation and maintenance within the following sub-sectors of railways:

  1. Suburban corridorprojectsthrough PPP
  2. High speedtrainprojects
  3. Dedicated freightlines
  4. Rolling stock includingtrainsets, and Locomotives/coache smanufacturing and maintenance facilities
  5. Railway Electrification
  6. Signalling systems
  7. Freightterminals
  8. Passenger terminals
  9. Infrastructure in industrial park pertaining to railwayline/sidings including electrified railway linesand connectivities to main railwayline
  10. Mass Rapid Transport Systems

2. FDI upto 100% in Railways is one of the major decisions taken by the new government in this strategicall yimportant sector. This has implications for the investors, developers, manufacturers of OEM and components, ancillary service providers, consultants etc.

3. For further details, Mr. Sudhanshu Mani, Minister (Railways), Embassy of India, Berlin can be contacted:
Email: railway@indianembassy.de,
Fax: +49 30 25795809
Tel: +49 30 25464998, 25795801