Dedicated Freight Corridor network (planned and existing links)
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The Dedicated Freight Corridor network (planned and existing links) is a high-capacity, electrified railway freight system in India designed to decongest existing rail lines and enable faster, more efficient movement of goods between major industrial and port hubs.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
infrastructure project
ⓘ
railway freight corridor network ⓘ |
| benefits |
reduction in congestion on existing mixed-traffic lines
ⓘ
reduction in logistics costs ⓘ shift of freight from road to rail ⓘ |
| cargoType |
bulk commodities
ⓘ
containerized freight ⓘ industrial goods ⓘ |
| connects |
major industrial hubs in India
ⓘ
major port hubs in India ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| designedFor |
high-axle-load freight trains
ⓘ
long-haul freight trains ⓘ |
| designedToBypass | passenger-dominated existing main lines ⓘ |
| designSpeed | 100 km/h for freight trains ⓘ |
| electrification | 25 kV AC overhead line ⓘ |
| electrified | true ⓘ |
| freightPriority | exclusive or priority freight operations ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
Government of India budgetary support
ⓘ
multilateral development banks loans ⓘ |
| goal |
improve reliability of freight services
ⓘ
increase freight capacity of Indian Railways ⓘ reduce transit time for freight ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Dedicated Freight Corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPlannedComponent |
East Coast Dedicated Freight Corridor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East–West Dedicated Freight Corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ North–South Dedicated Freight Corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ South–South Dedicated Freight Corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | double-line freight corridor ⓘ |
| locatedIn | India ⓘ |
| modeOfTransport | rail ⓘ |
| operator | Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Indian Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian Railways freight modernization program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| planningAgency | Ministry of Railways, Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
decongestion of existing rail lines
ⓘ
efficient movement of goods ⓘ faster movement of goods ⓘ freight transportation ⓘ |
| regionServed |
eastern India
ⓘ
northern India ⓘ southern India ⓘ western India ⓘ |
| sector | transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| status |
partly operational
ⓘ
partly under construction ⓘ partly under planning ⓘ |
| trackGauge |
1676 mm broad gauge
ⓘ
5 ft 6 in broad gauge ⓘ |
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