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The Indian passenger railway network will be able to run semi-high speed and high-speed trains in the existing network, as 70% of cargo traffic will migrate to the dedicated freight corridors. It will also increase the distance between track centers to 5.3 m (17 ft 5 in), allowing larger out-of-gauge trains.
The Western Dedicated Freight Corridor or Western DFC is a 1,506 km long, under-construction 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) ... a first in the Indian railway sector.
The North-South Dedicated Freight Corridor or North-South DFC is a proposed freight specific railway connecting New Delhi and Chennai. The approximate length of the corridor is 2,343 km with 43 proposed stations.
Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor or Eastern DFC is a broad gauge freight corridor in India. The railway line runs between Ludhiana in Punjab and Dankuni (near Kolkata) in West Bengal via Meerut and Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh. [2] This railway line is one of the multiple freight corridors being constructed by the Dedicated Freight Corridor ...
East-West Dedicated Freight Corridor or East-West DFC is a freight specific railway proposed from Eastern to Western India by Indian Railways. The corridor will run between Dankuni in West Bengal and Palghar in Maharashtra. [1] It was announced by then Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, while presenting the Railway Budget of India in the fiscal ...
East Coast Dedicated Freight Corridor or East Coast DFC is a proposed freight specific railway in India under the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV). It will be constructed by Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) of Indian Railways. It is going to be a broad gauge double line-electrified corridor. This corridor will cover a total ...
Indian Railways will operate the corridor for a five-year period after its commissioning and afterwards will be turned over to a private operator. [20] Construction work of the corridor began in 2017 and will be completed by 2028. [21] However, there is uncertainty in other routes as many of the routes have been junked as unfeasible. [22]
Amrit Bharat Station Scheme is an ongoing Indian Railways mission launched in February 2023 by the Ministry of Railways to redevelop 1275 stations nationwide. [3] [4] [5] It is both enabler and beneficiary of other key Government of India schemes, such as BharatNet, One Station One Product, [6] Make in India, Startup India, Standup India, industrial corridors, Bharatmala, Dedicated Freight ...