East Coast Dedicated Freight Corridor or East Coast DFC is a proposed freight specific railway in India under the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV). It will be constructed by Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) of Indian Railways. It is going to be a broad gauge double line-electrified corridor. This corridor will cover a total distance of 1,100 km (680 mi). This corridor will run from Kharagpur in West Bengal to Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh.[1][2] The total cost of the project would be around ₹44,000 crore (US$6 billion).[3]
| East Coast Dedicated Freight Corridor | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Status | Proposed |
| Owner | Indian Railways |
| Termini | |
| Service | |
| Type | Freight rail |
| Operator(s) | Indian Railways |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 1,100 km (680 mi) |
| Track gauge | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) Indian broad gauge |
There is an economic significance of this project. This route shall connect the Visakhapatnam port and runs through the mineral-rich regions of Odisha and Bengal. In addition to other commodities like steel, the target industry covers the transfer of coal, fertilizer, and iron ore.[4]
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edit- ^ "Dedicated Freight Corridors: Paradigm Shift Coming in Indian Railways' Freight Operations". Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "Railways consider more dedicated freight corridors". The Hindu. 11 February 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "44,000 crore freight corridor on east coast in the works". The Economic Times. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "₹2-lakh-cr dedicated freight corridors on track". www.thehindubusinessline.com. 7 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.