INFRASTRUCTURE

Big push for dedicated freight corridors

Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the 306-km-long Madar-Rewari section of Western Dedicated Freight Corridor recently. The New Rewari-New Madar section of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor is located in the States of Haryana (nearly 79 km) and Rajasthan (nearly 227 km). On December 29, 2020, Mr Modi had dedicated the 351-km-long New Bhaupur-New Khurja section of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor. With the inauguration of the New Rewari-New Madar section, seamless connectivity between Western Dedicated Freight Corridor and Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor will be achieved. Besides, freight trains will be operated at maximum speed of 100 kmph as against the current maximum speed of 75 kmph, and average speed of freight trains will also be increased from existing 26 kmph to 70 kmph on the dedicated freight corridors.

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