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...
24 Oct, 2024, 07.15 PM IST
One year of Trucks-on-Train service shows huge growth potential: DFCCILThe Trucks-on-Train service, launched on the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor in September 2023, has shown significant potential for busi...
24 Sep, 2024, 12.08 PM IST
Air traffic, Railways traffic and cargo and port cargo grew in July shows resilience of Indian economyIndia's domestic air passenger traffic grew by 7 per cent year-on-year in July 2024 to 1.30 crore passengers. The period saw disruption due...
01 Sep, 2024, 01.35 PM IST
W Dedicated Freight Corridor targets December 2025 for completionWDFC, expected to finish by December 2025, is 96.4% operational at a cost of Rs 72,000 crore. Land costs increased. 100 km left, R K Jain o...
20 Jul, 2024, 12.13 AM IST
PM Modi to inaugurate command centre of western freight corridor on TuesdayPM Modi will also inaugurate the 401-km new Khurja Junction-Sanehwal section of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) and the 224-k...
11 Mar, 2024, 04.05 PM IST
88 per cent work on two dedicated freight corridors is complete: Railways dataOut of a total length of 2,843 km of the two dedicated freight corridors, the Ministry of Railways has completed 2,513 km till October 2023...
13 Dec, 2023, 10.42 PM IST
Rs 51,000-crore Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) completedThe first commercial service on this route is scheduled for November 1. Its counterpart, the 1046 km long Western DFC connecting Khurja to ...
13 Oct, 2023, 08.52 PM IST
Nearly 56% of dedicated freight corridors completeThese freight corridors are essential to help decongest the Indian Railways network that struggles with track availability issues. Passenge...
20 Oct, 2022, 11.54 PM IST
Number of trains at freight corridors to rise next year: DFC MD"Most of dedicated freight corridor (DFC) tracks, over 90 per cent, will be operational in next one year by June 2023. This will mean that ...
08 Jun, 2022, 10.49 AM IST
Expedite land acquisition for bullet train, Dedicated Freight Corridor projects: Raosaheb Danve to officialsThe Western Railway said that the minister directed the officials concerned, including the Maharashtra government's staff present there, to...
08 Sep, 2021, 11.50 PM IST
DFC delay: Railways blames contractors, law & order issues, slow land acquisition by statesWhile the original deadline for completion of these DFCs was December 2021, the Railways recently said it has been pushed back by six month...
27 Aug, 2020, 12.05 PM IST
Railway's largest current infra project to be delayed by 6 months due to COVID-19"We suffered a setback due to the coronavirus pandemic which led to issues with labour mobilisation. The new deadline is June 2022," Yadav ...
20 Aug, 2020, 09.15 PM IST
For first time, entire track laying of DFC to be done using NTC machineAn inspection of the NTC working site on the Khurja-Dadri section of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor was conducted by the Niti Aayog...
29 Jul, 2020, 04.25 PM IST
Railways' two big ticket projects DFC, bullet train on track despite lockdown: Railway Board Chairman VK YadavThe Rs 81,000 crore Dedicated Freight Corridor, which is the Railways' single-largest developmental project currently underway, consists of...
08 Jul, 2020, 07.20 PM IST
Dedicated freight corridor to bring down charges by 50 per centThe haulage charges on Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd network will be 50 per cent lower compared to the freight tariff...
23 Feb, 2020, 01.17 PM IST
JICA to give Rs 6,000 crore loan for 200 electric locomotivesJICA is currently supporting the construction of civil & track works, electrification, including signalling & telecommunication system for ...
15 Sep, 2017, 10.12 PM IST
Railways sanctions implementation of high speed dedicated freight corridorsThe Eastern Freight Corridor, starts from Sahnewal near Ludhiana in Punjab and passes through Haryana, UP, Bihar, & terminates at Dankuni.
09 Mar, 2015, 04.00 PM IST