TNPSC Thervupettagam

Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC)

January 11 , 2021 1338 days 904 0
  • PM inaugurated the 306 km New Rewari-New Madar Section of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor.
  • The new stretch will be for commercial operations between Rajasthan’s Madar and Haryana’s Rewari.
  • During the event, PM Modi also flagged off the 1.5 km long world’s first Double Stack Long Haul container train.
  • It is hauled by electric traction from Ateli in Haryana to Kishangarh in Rajasthan.
  • Western Dedicated Freight Corridor starts from Dadri in Uttar Pradesh to Mumbai in Maharashtra.
  • The Corridor passes through the states of Uttar Pradesh, Delhi NCT, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra.
  • The Western DFC meets Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) at Khurja in Uttar Pradesh.

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