Big Fillip For Freight Transport: 40 Per Cent Of Dedicated Freight Corridor To Be Commissioned In Ongoing FY-20-21

In a major boost for the rail freight movement in the nation, freight trains will be able to run on 40 per cent of the two under-construction dedicated freight corridors (DFCs) by 2021, reports Economic Times.

As much as 40 per cent of the DFC network is slated for completion in FY20-21. By December 2021, the network from Kanpur, Khurja, Dadri, Rewari, Ajmer and Palanpur to ports in Gujarat will be connected.

With the two DFCs which are being constructed with a total investment of Rs 81,459 crore set to be completed by June 2022, Railways has also begun work on three more DFCs. The surveys for the proposed 1,115 Kms-long East Coast Corridor, 1,673 Kms-long East-West Corridor and the 975 Kms-long North-South Sub-Corridor DFCs are likely to be completed by 2021.