SWR Sets Record in Safety, Speed, Revenue, and Passenger Services

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• South Western Railway (SWR) achieved record performance in safety, speed, revenue, and passenger amenities under the leadership of General Manager Mukul Saran mathur.
• No consequential train accidents have occurred as January 2025, giving SWR one of the best safety records in Indian Railways.
• Electrification stands at 89% of SWR’s rail network post commissioning 94 track km recently; operational efficiency boosted with speed upgrades and punctuality at 89%.
• Notable achievements include freight loading of 29.55 million tonnes (January-July 2025), generating ₹3,056.47 crore revenue; total originating revenue pegged at ₹5,468 crore.
• Safety enhancements: elimination of level crossings (12), installation of advanced systems like hot axle detectors and fire safety in AC coaches; infrastructure developments included bridges and fencing improvements across routes.
• Projects under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme are modernizing 53 stations with installations like lifts/escalators and smart navigation features; security efforts added CCTVs to monitor activity at over a hundred stations ensuring monitoring narcotics detected trails preventing criminal misuse instances Safety/ fallout duty .

. Sustainability-oriented progress cited increased usage renewable installations gadgets