Template:Infobox rail line 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.[1] It was announced by then Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, while presenting the Railway Budget of India in the fiscal year 2016-17.[2] The Government has indicated that they are likely to use a foreign direct investment for funding the project. The project would be undertaken through Public Private Partnership (PPP) model.[3]
Notably, freight trains with a speed of maximum 100 km per hour will pass through the East-West DFC.[4]
References
- ↑ Progress in Dedicated Freight Corridor. pib.nic.in. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
- ↑ Rail Budget 2016: Railways to develop three dedicated freight corridors. www.businesstoday.in. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
- ↑ Rail Budget 2016: Govt plans 3 more freight corridors through PPP. The Financial Express. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
- ↑ Chhattisgarh East West Rail Corridor may complete by 2020(22 April 2018).