Warehouses and factories will be built on the vacant land of Railways, there will be a queue of investors with 50 year contract: – ..

New Delhi. Indian Railways has announced a major reform package on 14 February 2026 to bring revolutionary changes in its infrastructure and passenger amenities. This new vision of the Railway Ministry is based on the synergy of ‘Gati Shakti’ and ‘Modern Passenger Service’. Under this new policy, now the vacant lands of the Railways will be used not only for laying tracks but also for building big industrial and logistics hubs of the country. Let us understand in Amar Ujala’s reporter style how these changes are going to change the face of your rail travel and the business of the country.

New incarnation of coach cleanliness: Now only one team will handle the entire responsibility

Railways has now found a solution to the biggest problem of railway passengers – dirty toilets and tattered linen. railway now ‘Integrated Cleaning, Linen and Pet Repairs’ Applying the model.

Multi-Tasking Teams: Now there will be no need to visit different contractors for cleaning the coach, maintenance of bedsheets and minor repairs (like bad tap or loose seat). A single high-tech team will be responsible for all these works.

Real-Time Monitoring: Now cleaning will not be based only on papers, but on digital data. Passengers will be able to direct their complaints to route-based teams, which will be on standby at all times in long distance trains. The most important thing is that in this model general coach Special attention will also be given to cleanliness.

Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal: ‘Dhoom’ will be created on the vacant land of Railways

The second big bet of Railways is on logistics. The government’s aim is to reduce the increasing burden of trucks on the roads and bring the goods back on track. For this, major changes have been made in the ‘Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal’ (GCT) policy.

Construction of factories and warehouses: Now private companies will be able to build their warehouses, grinding units and processing centers on the vacant land of the Railways. Old and unused goods warehouses will now be converted into state-of-the-art terminals.

50 year mega contract: To attract the business world, Railways will now give land on lease for a long period of 50 years. This will provide stability to investors and they will be able to dare to make huge investments.

Economy will get a boost: Revenue target of Rs 20,000 crore

Railways in the next three years 124 Multi-Modal Cargo Terminals The aim is to prepare. Railways aims to transport 20 crore tonnes of additional freight through these terminals, which is expected to bring a revenue of about Rs 20,000 crore to the government exchequer.

Direct Connection: Railways will now be directly connected to ports and industrial corridors. This will reduce the cost of transportation of heavy goods like cement, coal and steel.

GRF (Guaranteed Railway Freight): Traders will now have the facility of ‘Guaranteed Railway Freight’, which will guarantee their goods arriving safely and on time.