Central Organisation for Railway Electrification

Central Organisation for Railway Electrification
Company typeSubsidiary of Indian Railways
IndustryRailways, electrification
Founded1979
Headquarters,
India
Area served
India
Key people
Ashwini Vaishnaw (Railway Minister)
Vinay Kumar Tirupati(Board Chairman)
ProductsRailway electrification
OwnerIndian Railways
Websitecore.indianrailways.gov.in

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 Ambala, Bangalore, Chennai, Secunderabad, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Danapur, and New Jalpaiguri.

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 1 April 2025, 68,701 route kilometres (rkm) were electrified, which is 98.83% of the total broad-gauge network (69,512 rkm, including Konkan Railway).

The entire electrified mainline rail network in India uses 25 kV 50 Hz AC; DC is used only for metros and trams.