A big component of the freight corridor (DFC corridor) getting constructed by the national transporter will be operational from subsequent year.
Dedicated Freight Corridor Project: Indian Railways plays an significant part in the improvement of the nation, producing it economically and industrially self-enough. A big component of the freight corridor (DFC corridor) getting constructed by the national transporter will be operational from subsequent year to meet the escalating demand for freight transport as effectively as to facilitate and develop the industries. According to Piyush Goyal chaired Railway Ministry, the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) will be operating its freight train services on 40 per cent of the DFC by subsequent year. It is getting mentioned that by the finish of 2021, Khurja, Kanpur, Rewari, Dadri, Palanpur, Ajmer, Gujarat ports will be connected by the DFC. While the whole Eastern and Western corridors are anticipated to be completed by June 2022.
Once the DFC stretch from Dadri to Rewari is completed by DFCCIL, Indian Railways will start ‘Roll-on Roll-off (Ro-Ro)’ services on the section, top to a drastic reduction in pollution in the Delhi-NCR area. Besides, to steer clear of congestion and website traffic on roads, loaded trucks can be moved on flat rakes below the ‘Ro-Ro’ service. The goal of this service is to decrease carbon emission, as effectively as congestion on the roads of Delhi-NCR as in a day, around 66,000 trucks, pass via Delhi and its adjoining regions.
There are 3 additional DFC corridors in the pipeline- East-West Corridor, East Coast Corridor, and North-South Sub-Corridor. The surveys for these corridors are anticipated to be completed by subsequent year. These freight corridors are most likely to be completed by 2030. The 1,115 km East Coast Corridor will connect Kharagpur in WB and Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh. While Vijayawada-Nagpur-Itarsi will be linked by the 975 km extended North-South Sub-Corridor. The East-West freight corridor incorporates route of 1,673 km, linking Bhusaval-Nagpur-Kharagpur-Dankuni and 195 km Rajkharswan-Kalipahari-Andal route.