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...
Dedicated Freight Corridor achieves milestone of running 1 lakh trainsThe first train on the DFC network was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 12, 2020. Till now 55,332 trains have been o...
Consumers seek tariff rationalisation on dedicated freight corridorCommenting on the need to rationalise rail tariffs, Manish Puri, president, Association of Container Train Operators (ACTO) said, "Rail is ...
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.
Hold Container Corporation of India, target Rs 570: Edelweiss SecuritiesOverall container rail volume growth slipped in to negative zone in August (down 3% YoY), which will add to Concor’s FY20 volume growth woe...
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...
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.
Railways looking at $500 billion investment in next 10-12 years: Suresh PrabhuPrabhu cited the advantages of Cabinet giving its nod for the revised cost estimate of Rs 81,459 crore for the Eastern and Western Freight ...
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...
Electrification work of 925 km DFC route to commence from AprilDFC is crucial for railways as it aims to decongest the existing line by taking the load of the majority of freight movement from the route.
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...
- 27 level crossings to be eliminated in 625 km DFC route
DFC is to be commissioned without any level crossings along the route to make it faster and seamless movement of freight trains.
Construction giants Sojitz, L&T to lay DFC trackThe Rewari-Iqbalgarh route will be completed within a period 208 weeks (4 years) from August 30, the date of commencement.
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.
- Railways to get about Rs 20,000 crore Japanese loan for Western Dedicated Freight Corridor
In a major leap towards the execution of Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC), railways have signed a loan agreement of about Rs 20,000 crore w...