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East Coast Dedicated Freight Corridor

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East Coast Dedicated Freight Corridor
Overview
StatusProposed in Indian Rail Budget 2014–15
OwnerIndian Railways
Termini
Service
TypeFreight rail
Operator(s)Indian Railways
Technical
Line length1,100 km (680 mi)
Track gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) Indian broad gauge

East Coast Dedicated Freight Corridor or East Coast DFC is a proposed railway freight corridor in India under the special purpose vehicle, Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India of the 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 stretches from Kharagpur in West Bengal to Vijayawada of Andhra Pradesh.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Dedicated Freight Corridors: Paradigm Shift Coming in Indian Railways' Freight Operations". Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Railways consider more dedicated freight corridors". The Hindu. 11 February 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2016.