Freight corridors contribute Rs 16,000 crore to India’s GDPA study by the University of New South Wales has found that India's Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFCs) will contribute ₹16,000 crore to the...
Freight trains on newly inaugurated section of Eastern DFC achieve 90 kmph top speedSince December 29, 2020, when PM inaugurated the DFC section, the railways have operated over 50 trains on the route.
Not just freight corridor, DFC a 'Dedicated For Country' scheme: Piyush GoyalGoyal said the DFCs are the best example of Make in India and Aatmanirbhar Bharat. He said the DFC will play a role similar to what the riv...
DFC to be equipped with TPWS to make it accident-free trackAs per plan, 12,000 horse power (HP) locomotives will be operational in the Eastern Corridor and 9000 HP loco will be running on Western DF...
Indian Railways to lay 7 km tracks per day in 2016-17Traffic congestion is becoming a bane for freight movement, railways' major source of earning, with goods trains not getting path on priori...
Four more dedicated corridors for freight soonRailways' loading share has come down to 36 per cent at present as a chunk of it has been shifted to roads causing a sharp fall in its frei...
Railways to come out with time table for freight operationGoods trains are kept in loop lines to allow passenger trains to pass as most of the trunk lines face congestion, said Adesh Sharma.
Eastern freight corridor section to be operational this fiscalRailways is constructing 3360-km-long track comprising both Eastern and Western corridors for exclusive movement of freight trains.
India, Japan to sign pact on increasing intellectual property cooperationThe Memorandum of Cooperation will be signed between the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) and the Japan Patent Office (...
CCEA okays revised cost estimate for freight corridor projectThe Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the revised cost estimate of Rs 81,459 crore for the Eastern and Western Dedicated Freig...
World Bank signs $1100 million loan agreement with Dedicated Freight Corridor CorpThe agreement was signed by DFCC Director (Finance) MK Mittal and World Bank Country Director Onno Ruhl in the presence of senior officials...
Using latest tech in freight corridor project: RailwaysTrack-side train machine, locomotive communication system and thermal imaging cameras are going to be integral to the DFC operation, said R...
DFCCIL to award 7K cr contract on Western Corridor this monthThe contract, part of 1,483 km long Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC), will be country's single largest railway contract.
Pawan Kumar Bansal invites private players to participate in rail projectsHighlighting tremendous scope for private investments in rail projects, Pawan Kumar Bansal invited private companies to participate in such...
Bansal woos private players for rail projectsRailway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal today invited private companies to participate in ventures including the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DF...
- Tata Projects begins work on Eastern DFC, eyes more bids
Tata Projects, which has commenced construction on the first 343 km stretch on the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC), plans to bid f...
- Dedicated Freight Corridor to help railways to reduce green house gases emission by over 64%
The projects will not only upgrade rail transport capacity but also increase market share of railways.