DEDICATED FREIGHT CORRIDOR (THE RAILWAYS GAMECHANGER)

As millions of goods travel everyday from one place to another, the contribution of our Indian railways in this is being very less being only 24% of the goods transported in India. Thus, in order to counter this and to reduce the road traffic in our country, the MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS proposed the establishment of DEDICATED FREIGHT CORRIDOR CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED (DFCCIL).

DFC LOGO

INTRODUCTION

DEDICATED FREIGHT CORRIDOR CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED (DFCCIL) is a corporation established by Indian Railway for the construction of new rail networks connecting the four quadrilaterals of our country, established on 30 OCTOBER,2006.                                                                                                                                                

The main aim behind this is to operate the freight trains and passengers trains on a separate rail lines reducing the delay and increase in average speed of freight trains in India.

The efficiency of road transport in time causes a great decline in rail transport, thereby decreasing it from 86% in 1950-51 to 32% in 2012-13 which increases a great load over rail transport. The total road network in four quadrilaterals is only 60% of total rail network and carries a total burden of 74% of goods. It also increases the rail load charges in India to 12%, making it highest among all the countries.

Thus, the ministry of railways decided to construct various rail corridors connecting the one quadrilateral of the country to another, providing the transportation much more easier and faster from rails. 

Two corridors were under construction and four corridors were proposed in 2018 which include:

1. WESTERN DEDICATED FREIGHT CORRIDOR- it has total stretch of 1500KM connecting DADRI in UTTAR PRADESH to JAWAGARLAL NEHRU PORT in MUMBAI.

2. EASTERN DEDICATED FREIGHT CORRIDOR: it has total stretch of 1850KM connecting SANHEWAL in LUDHIANA to KOLKATA in WEST BENGAL.

DRONE INSPECTION VIEW

SPECIAL FEATURES

1.The load in each train increases 500 tonnes to 1300 tonnes.

2.Maximum speed of trains increases from 75km/hr to 100km/hr.

3. Due to low traffic, the average speed of trains increases from 26km/hr to 70km/hr.

4. Length of each train increases from 700m to 1500m.

5.Each train runs by its scheduled time table.

6.Double stack container will run on electrified routes on western corridor. (important)

7. Logistics parks will be created for Packaging, Retailing, Labeling and Palletizing.

8. The great reduction in co₂ will occur yearly by totally electrified routes and reduction in road transport.

TRACK LAYING PROCESS

DEVELOPMENT

The manufacturing of these rail lines is done by Specially mechanized tools and machines. Tracks are laid for axle load of 25 tonnes and O.H.E. cable having the supply of 25KV. These machines include the mechanized track laying which lays 1.5km track in one day and a flash butt welding machine for proper weld of two joints. 

The estimated amount for construction is 81459 crores.

The whole inspection of the works was carried out by the drone cameras.

TRACK LAYING MACHINES

INSPECTION MACHINE 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3HrlDcZoEY


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