THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: 8,000 new trains, 1,026 planes, 50,000 electric buses... Centre to set the stage for public transport revolution in the country. An announcement will be made next year regarding the purchase of these. All these are targeted to be ready by 2027. 1 lakh crore for the expense of trains, 3,243 crore for e-buses. Defense forces, Air India and IndiGo are buying planes.

8,000 trains are being released with the aim of avoiding the waiting list in the face of increasing number of passengers. Including this, next year's railway budget allocation will be 2.4 lakh crores. 3000 for new service and remaining for replacement of old and outdated trains.

5,243 km of tracks were constructed in the last financial year. 5,500-6,000-kilometer tracks will also be constructed by the end of the present financial year. 12 lakh crore investment in railways is targeted within five years. It will be launched in the budget year 2024-25. 4500 more Vande Bharat trains will be launched within ten years. The guidelines for this will also be in the budget.

Defense forces are buying 56 C295 Airbuses, Air India 470 aircraft and IndiGo 500 planes. Half a million e-buses will be purchased with American assistance. It will be deployed in various cities.

Train passengers- 700 crore
Increase in 5 years- 1000 crore
Trains operating service- 10,754
Flights presently operating service- 693
Existing e-buses-12,000