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{{Infobox rail line<br />
| name = East-West Dedicated Freight Corridor<br />
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| type = [[Freight rail]]<br />
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| status = Proposed<br />
| locale = [[West Bengal]], [[Jharkhand]], [[Odisha]], [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Gujarat]], [[Madhya Pradesh]] and [[Maharashtra]]<br />
| start = [[Dankuni]], [[West Bengal]]<br />
| end = [[Bhusawal]], [[Maharashtra]]<br />
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| owner = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
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| linelength_km = 2000<br />
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| gauge = {{RailGauge|5ft6in}} [[5 ft 6 in gauge railway|Indian broad gauge]]<br />
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'''East-West Dedicated Freight Corridor''' or '''East-West DFC''' is a freight specific railway proposed from Eastern to Western India by [[Indian Railways]]. The corridor will run between [[Dankuni]] in [[West Bengal]] and [[Bhusawal]] in [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=124598|title=Progress in Dedicated Freight Corridor|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2016-04-18}}</ref> It was announced by then [[Railway minister|Railway Minister]] [[Suresh Prabhu]], while presenting the Railway Budget of India in the fiscal year 2016-17.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.businesstoday.in/union-budget-2016-17/railway-budget/railways-to-develop-three-dedicated-freight-corridors/story/229571.html|title=Rail Budget 2016: Railways to develop three dedicated freight corridors|website=www.businesstoday.in|access-date=2016-04-18}}</ref> The Government has indicated that they are likely to use a [[Foreign direct investment in India|foreign direct investment]] for funding the project. The project would be undertaken through [[Public–private partnership|Public Private Partnership]] (PPP) model.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/article/budget-2016/rail-budget-2016-govt-plans-3-more-freight-corridors-through-ppp/216265/|title=Rail Budget 2016: Govt plans 3 more freight corridors through PPP|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US|access-date=2016-04-18}}</ref><br />
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Notably, freight trains with a speed of maximum 100&nbsp;km per hour will pass through the East-West DFC.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chhattisgarh East West Rail Corridor may complete by 2020 |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/raipur/chhattisgarh-east-west-rail-corridor-may-complete-by-2020.html |accessdate=4 September 2018 |publisher=The Pioneer |date=22 April 2018}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Dedicated freight corridors of India}}<br />
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[[Category:Transport in Kolkata]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Mumbai]]<br />
[[Category:Dedicated freight corridors of India]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Odisha]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India]]</div>>Alotorus