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

It further added that the trial run signifies the operational readiness of the critical 102-km balance section of the WDFC. “It marks a major milestone towards commissioning the corridor for freight operations and demonstrates that the newly commissioned high-rise electrified, high-capacity double-line infrastructure is fully prepared for seamless and efficient movement of goods,” it said.

Dedicated Freight Corridor

To improve freight transportation, the Ministry of Railways has undertaken the construction of two Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFCs): the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) and the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC). The work on 1337-km-long EDFC has already been completed and commissioned. It stretches from Ludhiana in Punjab to Sonnagar in Bihar.

In the Union Budget 2026-27, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed a new Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) linking Dankuni in West Bengal with Surat in Gujarat.

The DFCs have created additional paths on the conventional network by diverting freight traffic to EDFC and WDFC. As a result, the national transporter have been able to run additional goods and coaching services over its network.