Railways to seek cabinet approval for 3 new DFCs
Firming up plans for expansion of the dedicated freight corridor (DFC) network, railways will seek Cabinet approval for arranging fund and acquiring land for the new three dedicated corridors.
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New Delhi
Railway Budget 2016-17 has proposed the total 5,769 km long track comprising three more dedicated freight corridors in the country to ensure faster movement of goods. RITES has undertaken the preliminary engineering and traffic system study of the proposed three new routes to ascertain the traffic projection and the report has been submitted to railways, DFCC managing director Aadesh Sharma said here on Friday.
The proposed new routes are the 2,327 km long East – West corridor connecting Kolkata to Mumbai, the 2,328 km long North – South corridor linking Delhi with Chennai and the 1,114 km long East Coast corridor from Kharagpur to Vijaywada.
Railways will go to Cabinet for approval of arranging funds and beginning the process of acquiring land for the new corridors, he said.
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