Central Organisation for Railway Electrification

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The Central Organisation for Railway Electrification (CORE) is the unit of Indian Railways responsible for electrification of the network. The organisation, founded in 1979, is headquartered in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. Project units operate in Ahmedabad, Ambala, Bengaluru, Chennai, Danapur, Jaipur, Lucknow, New Jalpaiguri and Secunderabad. CORE headquarters has Electrical, Signal and Telecommunications (S&T), Civil Engineering, Stores, Personnel, Vigilance and Finance departments headed by Chief Project Directors. In line with a 2018 government decision, Indian Railways aims to electrify all of its broad gauge network. As of 30 September 2026, 70,311 route kilometres (rkm) were electrified, which is 99.7% of the total broad-gauge network (70,502 rkm). The entire electrified mainline rail network in India uses 25 kV AC; DC is used only for metros and trams.

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