Lok Sabha Question No. 4691 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-24
Subject: Salient Features of DFCs
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shantanu Thakur

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4691 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2021

## SALIENT FEATURES OF DFCs

4691. SHRI SHANTANU THAKUR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the main objective and salient features of Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFCs) along with its present status;
- (b) the  details  of  the  States  and  districts  covered  through  DFCs  in  the country, particularly West-Bengal;
- (c) whether DFCs are designed to benefit business generation and create job opportunities in different parts of the country; and (d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN REPLY TO PARTS  (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4691 BY SHRI SHANTANU THAKUR TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 24.03.2021 REGARDING SALIENT FEATURES OF DFCs

(a):  Ministry  of  Railways  is  executing  the  work  of  construction  of  two dedicated  freight  corridors  namely  Eastern  and  Western  Dedicated Freight Corridors (EDFC & WDFC) to augment the rail transport capacity along  above  routes  to  meet  the  growing  need  of  the  economy  and facilitate faster evacuation of freight traffic. The salient features of DFC are as under:

-  Maximum permissible Speed - 100Kmph
-  Long haul and Higher Trailing load  - upto 13000 tonnes per train
-  Double stack trains on WDFC
-  Efficient handling and value added services at freight terminals of DFC.
-  Enhanced axle load of 25 tonnes
-  Higher maximum moving dimension of Wagons
-  Automatic Signalling with Mobile Train Radio communication
-  Overall enhanced throughput

Out  of  2843 km of DFC (1337 km Ludhiana to Sonnagar of EDFC & 1506 km JNPT to Dadri of WDFC), 657 km has already been commissioned.

(b):  The  Eastern  and  Western  DFC  covers  the  following  States  and Districts:

|             | State         | Districts                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|-------------|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Eastern DFC | Punjab        | Ambala, Patiala, Fatehgarh Sahib, Ludhiana                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Eastern DFC | Haryana       | Yamunanagar,                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Eastern DFC | Uttar Pradesh | Chandauli, Mirzapur, Prayagraj, Kaushambi, Fatehpur, Kanpur Nagar, Kanpur Dehat, Auraiya, Etawah, Firozabad, Hathras, Aligarh, Bulandshahr, Hapur Gautam Budh Nagar, Ghaziabad, Merut, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, |
| Eastern DFC | Bihar         | Gaya, Aurangabad, Rohtas, Kaimur (Bhabhua),                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Eastern DFC | Jharkhand     | Dhanbad, Giridih, Koderma,                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Eastern DFC | West Bengal   | Hoogly, Purba Bardhman, Paschim Bardhman                                                                                                                                                                          |

| Western DFC   | Uttar Pradesh   | Gautam Budh Nagar                                                |
|---------------|-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|               | Haryana         | Faridabad, Palwal, Nuh, Rewari, Mahendragarh,                    |
|               | Rajasthan       | Sikar, Jaipur, Ajmer, Pali, Sirohi, ,                            |
|               | Gujarat         | Banaskantha, Mehsana, Ahemdabad, Anand, Vadodara, Bharuch, Surat |
|               | Maharashtra     | Navsari, Valsad, Palghar, Thane, Raigad                          |

(c)  &  (d):  Dedicated  Freight  Corridors  will  offer  higher  transport  output with  faster  transit  of  freight  trains.  Running  of  planned  double  stack container  trains  and  heavy  haul  will  also  add  to  the  carrying  capacity. The unit cost of freight transport will substantially be reduced and there will  be  significant  savings  in  the  Logistics  cost  as  well.  This  would improve the supply chain for the industries/logistics players etc. in DFC's catchment  areas  leading  to  additional  freight  volumes  and  growth  of EXIM traffic as well.

The  above  advantages  of  DFC  will  promote  Industrial  activities  in the region by levaraging the Industrial corridors/townships being implemented along the DFC route. Development of New Freight terminals, Multimodal  Logistics  parks  and  Inland  Container  Depots  along  both Eastern and Western DFC are in different stages of implementation

The  above  measures  are  likely  to  create  direct  and  indirect employment in the project-influence areas.

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