Overview
- The two zones reported more than ₹6.31 crore from shoots across FY 2023–24 to 2025–26, with Western Railway at ₹4.02 crore and Central Railway at about ₹2.29 crore.
- Western Railway’s earnings rose year by year from ₹63.47 lakh to ₹1.37 crore to ₹2.01 crore, reflecting surging demand for real train and station settings.
- Central Railway logged nearly 30 shoots, with Apta station contributing ₹85.55 lakh, about 37% of its total.
- Applications now go through a PR-led single-window system that approves shoots only after safety checks, fee payment, and operational feasibility are confirmed.
- Notable work included a Reliance FMCG ad filmed inside a Vande Bharat at Mumbai Central, reportedly the first such shoot on Indian Railways.