The Railways’ dedicated freight corridors: Thrice as fast, twice the load
The Railways’ dedicated freight corridors: Thrice as fast, twice the load | India Today Insight
The new Eastern and Western freight corridors are critical for India, which still carries 57 per cent of its freight using the more expensive road transport
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UPDATED: December 31, 2020 19:53 IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the New Bhaupur - New Khurja section of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) on December 29, via video conferencing (ANI)
On December 29, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the New Bhaupur-New Khurja section of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) in Uttar Pradesh a 351-km section, built at a cost of Rs 5,750 crore. The full stretch of the Eastern DFC will run from Ludhiana to Kolkata, covering a total of 1,800 km, and is expected to be operational by next year.