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WATCH: Rudrastra - India's longest freight train with 354 wagons, 7 engines
August 08, 2025 5:24 pm
Rudrastra freight train: Indian Railways (IR) has set a new record by operating the country’s longest freight train. This will increase both the speed and capacity of freight transportation.
Of the three planned freight corridors, East-coast corridor is on the priority for approval: DFCCIL MD
June 21, 2025 1:52 am
The last stretch of the 1,506 km long WDFC, from Dadri in U.P. to JNPT (Navi Mumbai) will be commissioned by December, Kumar said
UPSC Essentials | Mains answer practice — GS 3 : Questions on Dedicated Freight Corridors and Arctic region (Week 82)
December 24, 2024 6:56 pm
Are you preparing for UPSC CSE 2025? Here are questions from GS paper 3 for this week with essential points as the fodder for your answers. Do not miss points to ponder and answer in the comment box below.
Commissioner of Railway Safety: For some works, Rlys cuts a layer of official go-ahead
June 07, 2022 3:35 am
Curbing the scope of powers of CRS significantly, the government has also taken foot-over bridges, minor bridges and manned level crossings off the list of works that would require CRS approval for construction, rebuilding, strengthening, etc.
Why Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor is significant in UP
December 30, 2020 5:35 am
The other freight corridor project, which is also under construction, is the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor.
Trains 'on demand', free of 'waiting' on Del-Mum, Del-Hwh routes in next 4 yrs: Railways
September 18, 2019 4:47 pm
Railway Board Chairman V K Yadav said work on the North South (Delhi-Chennai), East-West (Mumbai-Howrah) and Kharagpur-Vijaywada dedicated freight corridors was underway and the final location survey will be completed in the next one year.
DFC gets new MD: Move likely to help in achieving 2019 target
June 07, 2017 2:30 am
According to sources in the Railway Board, a change in the leadership of the project is welcome because the DFC had been struck with massive delays.
JICA gives Rs 6,170 cr loan for Dedicated Freight Proj in India
March 31, 2016 2:30 pm
The main feature of the project is the construction of new double track electrified railway lines for the sole use of high speed freight cargo trains as the backbone of Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) development plan.
Railways demand more funds for safety upgrade
June 27, 2014 1:00 am
In the interim rail budget, the Railways had received Rs 29,000 crore as GBS and around Rs 12,000 crore as cess.
Dedicated Freight Corridor clears green hurdle,gets CRZ clearance for Maharashtra
June 11, 2013 4:38 am
The Dedicated Freight Corridor project on Monday finally got the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) clearance for its stretch in Maharashtra,thereby getting past the majority of the environmental hurdles that lay in the way of the biggest railway infrastructure project.
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