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'''Western Dedicated Freight Corridor''' or '''Western DFC''' is a under construction freight corridor in [[India]] by [[Indian Railways]]. It is going to be a [[Indian gauge|broad gauge]] corridor. This will connect two most important cities in India viz. [[Delhi]] (The national capital of India) and [[Mumbai]] (The commercial capital of India). This corridor will cover a distance of 1483 km and would be electrified with double line operation. A single line branch is proposed from [[Pirthala|Pirthala Junction]] to |
'''Western Dedicated Freight Corridor''' or '''Western DFC''' is a under construction freight corridor in [[India]] by [[Indian Railways]]. It is going to be a [[Indian gauge|broad gauge]] corridor. This will connect two most important cities in India viz. [[Delhi]] (The national capital of India) and [[Mumbai]] (The commercial capital of India). This corridor will cover a distance of 1483 km and would be electrified with double line operation. A single line branch is proposed from [[Pirthala|Pirthala Junction]] to Tughlakabad. This will run parallel to existing [[Delhi]] - [[Mathura]] main line. Route from [[Rewari]] to [[Dhari, Haryana|Dhari]] will be entirely new line and [[Dhari, Haryana|Dhari]] will further be connected to [[Khurja]] junction which will connect this corridor to [[Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor]]. |
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Revision as of 13:58, 18 March 2016
| Western Dedicated Freight Corridor | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Status | Approved in Indian Rail Budget 2014-15 |
| Owner | Indian Railways |
| Locale | Delhi NCT, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra, India |
| Termini | |
| Service | |
| Type | Freight rail |
| Operator(s) | Indian Railways |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 1,483 km (921 mi) |
| Track gauge | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) Indian broad gauge |
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Western Dedicated Freight Corridor or Western DFC is a under construction freight corridor in India by Indian Railways. It is going to be a broad gauge corridor. This will connect two most important cities in India viz. Delhi (The national capital of India) and Mumbai (The commercial capital of India). This corridor will cover a distance of 1483 km and would be electrified with double line operation. A single line branch is proposed from Pirthala Junction to Tughlakabad. This will run parallel to existing Delhi - Mathura main line. Route from Rewari to Dhari will be entirely new line and Dhari will further be connected to Khurja junction which will connect this corridor to Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor.
Route
The Western Dedicated Freight Corridor will begin at Dhari near Delhi in the state of Haryana covering a new patch of railway between Dhari - Rewari and then will run parallel to existing line via Narnaul, Ringas. The other important station will be Phulera and Marwar Junction in Rajasthan, Palanpur, Amli Road (Sabarmati), Makarpura (Vadodara), Gothangam / Kosad in Gujarat and Vasai Road in Maharashtra before it terminates at JNPT at Nhava-Sheva near Navi Mumbai in state of Maharashtra.
| Western DFC | |
|---|---|
| State | Distance Covered |
| Haryana | 192 |
| Rajasthan | 553 |
| Gujarat | 588 |
| Maharashtra | 150 |
| Total | 1483 |
Status
This corridor is divided into multiple section for contracting purposes. [1]
| Western DFC | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Section | Distance | Route | Status |
| Dadri - Rewari | 141 | Dadri-Rewari | |
| Rewari - Iqbalgarh (near Palanpur) | 626 | Rewari-Phulera (near Jaipur)-Ajmer-Marwar-Iqbalgarh | L&T- Sojitz Japan consortium are given EPC contract for this section in 2013 August. [2][3] |
| Iqbalgarh (near Palanpur) - Vadodara | 304 | Iqbalgarh-Palanpur-Mehsana-Amli Road (near Ahmadabad)-Vadodara | Bidding under process as of 2013 November. [4] The work is under progress. [5] |
| Vadodara - Sachin (near Surat) | 163 | Vadodara- Sachin | Bidding under process but could not find bidders as of 2014 April . [6] |
| Sachin (near Surat) - Jawaharlal Nehru Port | 265 | Sachin-Valsad-Vasai Road-Jawaharlal Nehru Port | |
| Total | 1499 | ||
See also
- Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor
- Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India
- High-speed rail in India
External links
- Western DFC
- Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) Official link for project status
References
- ^ Rlys’ reluctance to cede control delays $1-billion World Bank loan | Business Line. Thehindubusinessline.com (2013-04-03). Retrieved on 2014-05-05.
- ^ DFCC awards Rs 6,700 crore Rewari-Palanpur contract to Sojitz and L&T - Economic Times. Articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com (2013-06-08). Retrieved on 2014-05-05.
- ^ Larsen &Toubro Limited. Lntecc.com. Retrieved on 2014-05-05.
- ^ Dedicated freight corridor gets back on track. Financial Express (2013-11-22). Retrieved on 2014-05-05.
- ^ http://www.steelguru.com/indian_news/Two_dedicated_freight_corridors_sanctioned_Mr_Manoj_Sinha/345594.html
- ^ Japan disinterest puts Dedicated Freight Corridor project bids on slow track. RailNews (2014-04-21). Retrieved on 2014-05-05.