Additional 400 kms of dedicated freight corridors to be ready by March: Piyush Goyal
DFCs are exclusive corridors for faster movement of freight trains. The Western DFC is a 1,525 km corridor between Delhi and JNPT (Mumbai) while the Eastern DFC connects Ludhiana and Dankuni, spanning 1,800 km
Ashutosh Kumar | January 20, 2021 | Updated 05:10 IST
Within weeks of Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating a total of 657 km stretch on the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC), Railway Minister Piyush Goyal today said that additional 400 km stretch will be ready on the corridors by March this year.
Addressing the first national conference of states on logistics today, Goyal also said that construction of the entire Eastern and the Western DFCs will be complete by 2022. The minister also said that a national logistics policy is under consultation adding that the country has a $200 billion logistics ecosystem .
Updated Jan 07, 2021 | 06:28 IST
PM Modi will also flag off the world’s first Double Stack Long Haul 1.5km container train hauled by electric traction from Haryana’s Ateli to Kishangarh in Rajasthan PM Modi to inaugurate Rewari-Madar section of Western DFC today: Why is it important for the Railways
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 306-km New Rewari-New Madar section of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) virtually on Thursday, a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said. The statement said PM Modi will also flag off the world’s first Double Stack Long Haul 1.5 km container train hauled by electric traction from Haryana’s Ateli to Kishangarh in Rajasthan.
Japan International Cooperation Agency has extended a cumulative total of 464,267 million Japanese yen (approximately Rs 33,000 crore) in official development assistance for the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor project up to now, the agency said on Thursday. The remarks by Katsuo Matsumoto, Chief Representative, JICA India, came at an event at which Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the 306-km New Rewari-New Madar section of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) to the nation. Suzuki Satoshi, Ambassador of Japan to India, attended the ceremony and flagged off this project together with other dignitaries, a statement issued by JICA said. Japan has been providing funds and expertise for the dedicated freight railway system having route length of approximately 1,500 km, which has been constructed, under the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor project, along the Industrial Corridor between Dadri-Delhi and Mumbai.
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PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Rewari-Madar Section of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor via video conferencing in New Delhi on Thursday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday dedicated the 306-km New Rewari-New Madar section of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) to the nation. Through video-conferencing, Modi also flagged off the world s first double-stack long-haul 1.5-km-long container train hauled by electric traction from New Ateli-New Kishangarh.
On this occasion, the Prime Minister said, The mahayagya to modernise the country s infrastructure today gained a new momentum. This dedicated freight corridor project is being seen as a game changer for India in the 21st century, said Modi.
PM Modi dedicates Rewari-Madar section of Western Dedicated Freight Corridor to nation
PM Modi dedicates Rewari-Madar section of Western Dedicated Freight Corridor to nation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday dedicated the 306-km New Rewari-New Madar section of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) to the nation.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday dedicated to the nation the 306-km New Rewari-New Madar section of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC).
Prime Minister Narendra Modi through video-conferencing also flagged off the world s first double-stack long-haul 1.5-km-long container train hauled by electric traction from New Ateli-New Kishangarh.