DFCCIL commissions critical leg to usher seamless freight connectivity from Bihar to Gujarat

NEW DELHI: The Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) has completed a key 27 kilometre (km) leg of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC). This has enabled seamless connectivity of 1875 km between Sonnagar in Bihar to Ahmedabad in Gujarat. It is also estimated that coal transittimewillbeslashedtohalf.

According to Ravindra Kumar Jain, DFCCIL’s Managing Director, this paves the way for enhanced efficiency,reducedtransittime,andincreasedcapacityfor freight transportation. “Around 70-80% of freight movement of the Indian Railways network on this route can now be shifted to the DFC,” he told journalists in New Delhi,addingthatitwillfreeuptheroutesforspeedierand morepunctualpassengertrainstoply.

A company statement stated the first train in this crucial Chunar – Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU) section of EDFC was run on Thursday. In another major milestone, DFCCIL completed an 80 Km stretch of Shambhu to Sahnewal (Ludhiana) on Wednesday. With this, 2196 km or 77.2%oftheDFChasbeencommissioned.TheentireDFC alignment, except Jawaharlal Nehru Port connectivity, is

“Container movement time from Gujarat and Maharashtra ports to Northern hinterlands will reduce to lessthanoneday.Thistime-savingadvantagewillenhance competitiveness and drive economic development across

A 3km rail track to link Dadri with Multimodal Logistics Hub

NEW DELHI: A detailed project report for a 3-km railway approach line connecting New Dadri Dedicated Freight Corridor station to the upcoming multimodal logistics hub of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor has been approved by the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL).

The Rs 858-crore rail project, which falls under the framework of the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor, aims at establishing a multimodal logistics hub in Dadri and facilitating the seamless movement of goods and raw materials from Greater Noida to Gujarat, Kolkata and Mumbaiwithin24hours.

Currently, in the absence of any such connectivity, it takes 4-5 days to ship the cargo. DFCCIL, which will developthetrack,willsooninitiatetheprocessofselecting acontractorbyissuingatender.

The multimodal logistic hub, situated across 823 acres in Dadri, is proposed to serve as a state-of-the-art freight handling unit. To be developed at an estimated cost of Rs 7,034 crore, the logistics hub will have advanced warehouses, custom clearance points, rail platforms, cold storagefacilities,truckparkingbays,andcargoseparation areas. Its rail yard will have 16 platforms to allow industries to quickly upload or offload goods into freight trains.

The Integrated Industrial Township Greater Noida Limited,whichisdevelopingthelogistichubwithDMIC,is currently in the process of hiring a project consultant to oversee the tender preparation and construction monitoring.

“Acquisitionoflandforthelogisticshubprojectisalmost complete,” Greater Noida CEO Ritu Maheshwari, who is alsotheManagingDirectorofDMIC-IITGNL,said.

A multimodal transport hub (MMTH) is also set to comeupnearBorakiasapartoftheproject.Currently,the process to select a consultant for the project has been initiated.

The transport hub will integrate railway, bus stand and metro connectivity. The Greater Noida railway terminal in Boraki on the Delhi-Howrah railway line is expected to alleviate pressure on existing terminals in Delhi and primarily cater to eastbound trains to eastern UttarPradesh,Bihar,WestBengalandotherStates.