The entire Western dedicated freight corridor (DFC) was declared complete Tuesday. With this, the country’s second DFC is complete. The Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) was ready in October 2023.

A Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) statement said a successful trial run was conducted on the newly electrified double-line section between Jawaharlal Nehru Port Terminal (JNPT) and Vaitarna.

“The successful trial run of freight trains marks the completion of the entire Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) on March 31, 2026, with operations carried out on the JNPT–New Saphale (Vaitarna) section,” a DFCCIL statement said.


The Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC), running from Ludhiana to Sonnagar, spans 1,337 kilometres (kms). WDFC, connecting Jawaharlal Nehru Port to Dadri, is 1,506 kms long, of which 1,404 km was commissioned as of December 2025-end.

A container train in the down direction (JNPT – New Saphale) departed at 11:50 AM, hauled by an electric locomotive, while in the up direction (New Saphale – JNPT), a container train also departed at 11:50 AM, powered by a diesel locomotive, DFCCIL said.