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To improve freight transportation, the Ministry of Railways has undertaken the construction of two Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFCs). (Image: DFCCIL/Photo enhanced with AI)

Indian Railways hits new milestone: Western Dedicated Freight Corridor fully completed; train capacity set to double

April 05, 2026 2:42 pm

Western Dedicated Freight Corridor completion marks a major Indian Railways milestone, with freight capacity expected to double and logistics efficiency set to improve.

Railway Board asks DFCCIL to fast-track Dankuni–Surat Dedicated Freight Corridor, revise DPR

February 12, 2026 4:12 pm

Dankuni-Surat Dedicated Freight Corridor latest update: The proposed 2,100-km corridor will connect Dankuni with Surat, passing through West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Gujarat.

the national transporter has planned to run 1,500 special trains to manage the heavy passenger rush ahead of Chhath Puja.

For the first time, Railways allows empty passenger trains to run on Dedicated Freight Corridor - Here's why

October 24, 2025 2:20 pm

Dedicated Freight Corridor: For the first time, Indian Railways (IR) has permitted the movement of empty passenger trains on the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) network.

Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Division operated 4.5 km long "Rudrastra"

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.

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.

Rlys seeks help to disburse funds for acquired land

November 03, 2014 3:30 am

The railways has sought intervention from the highest levels of the government.

PM puts freight corridor project on fast track

February 10, 2012 12:50 am

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has intervened to make sure the ambitious dedicated freight corridor project does not miss its March 2017 deadline due to constraints like land acquisition in states and bureaucratic hurdles at various Central ministries