DEDICATED FREIGHT CORRIDOR PROJECT OF INDIA :---
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What is DFC project ?
What is DFC objectives ?
What are implemented projects ?
What are proposed projects under golden quadrilateral DFC project of Indian railways ?
What are the infrastructural needs to complete the DFC project ?
What are the problems W.r.t the completion of this project of Indian railways ?
Is DFC project is ecological feasible?
Dedicated freight corridor project of Indian railways is most ambitious only dedicated to freight movement .since, Indian railways till Now characterised by mixed traffic where both passenger and various types of goods/freight movement take place at various rail track with variable speed.
Thus, The freight trains were given lower priority, run at lower speed at an average of 30km/hr, they make numerous stops and runs with unscheduled stops etc. Under the above situation freight trains becomes less competitive than road traffic , even freight trains operational cost increases which has adverse impact on economic growth, industrial production, productivity, Indian goods become costly not due to manufacturing but mainly due to transporting to the market. Unlike the passenger trains there is no time table for freight trains so high value goods are transported through road or air thus, fright movement through train is reduced from 89% in 1950 to 25% today.
Why DFC is needed?
In order to resolve the crisis caused by Indian railways W.r.t. the freight movement. Since most of the rail routes are old , 80% constructed during British regime , 4 metro cities connected through 6 routes of total length 10,000 km cover 16% of track track and 58% of freight, these routes are saturated and over capacity utilisation more than 150%. Due to increase demand of Indian economy , create an additional capacity and to increase speed of freight trains, to reduce the cost per tonne of freight carried, the objectives of DFC projects are :-
1) to segregate the passenger and freight rail routes.
2) to create an additional infrastructure to carry unfulfilled demand and to cater the future needs.
3) running freight trains as per definite time table with guarantee delivery schedule
4) higher speed of train up-to 100km/hrs with average speed around 75km/hrs. This leads to higher productivity and lower transport cost per tonnes per km.
5) use of latest technologies W.r.t. to rolling tracks, signalling, IT, etc.
Cost effective practices of train operation and maintenance.
6) increase share of railway tracks by offering customised logistic services to different industries and markets.
How DFC is being done??
Here special rail routes are developed, heavier rail 68kg/metre (as against 62kg/m), heavier axle load 32T (as against 25T), bigger dimensions of wagons, freight loading and unloading terminals. Stonger locomotives, automotive signalling, faster and stronger wagons, public and private containers, etc.
Indian railways plans in 2006 with the constitution of special purpose vehicle called DFCIL and collaborating with Japan and world bank. Indian railways plans initially two corridors called as :
1) Eastern corridor of DFC 1856 km from Ludhiana to dhankuni (W.B.)
2) Western corridor of DFC 1504 km from fadri to jawahar all Nehru port in Mumbai.
In 2018 cabinet approved 4 more corridors
3) East West DFC corridor of 2000km kolkata -Mumbai
4) North south DFC corridor ,Delhi -Chennai of 2200km length.
5) East coast DFC corridor, khargapur to Vijayawada of length 1100km
6) south West DFC corridor, Chennai to Goa of length
Existing feeder routes will connect the DFC to coal fields, production centres, ports,
Consumption centres.
Though the Rs 81,400 crore DFC project got the Union cabinet’s green signal in 2006 it has since then moved at a snail’s pace and missed several completion deadlines due to various reasons. These include procedural wrangling, land acquisition, environment clearances and other related issues.
The targeted completion of the project was first 2016-17, then shifted to the year-end of 2017-18 and now has finally been set at March 2020.
Indian Railways is building dedicated freight corridors to enable the government to run freight trains as per a time schedule. Currently, freight trains do not get priority over passenger trains. Once completed, at least 70%
Private containers will also be allowed to use the freight corridor but they have to pay track usage charges.
Indian Railways is building dedicated freight corridors to enable the government to run freight trains as per a time schedule. Here are six interesting things about the corridor that you should know.
How long will it take
The Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) is developing the eastern and western freight corridors with a cumulative length of over 3,000 km.
Why is it important
Currently, freight trains do not get priority over passenger trains. Once completed, at least 70% of the freight trains will be transferred on the DFCCIL network which will help in timely movement of cargo.
Whofunding it
The Eastern & western dedicated freight corridors entail an investment of $12 billion, with the World Bank and JICA partly funding the project with around $1.86 bn and $5.2 bn respectively.
How will it help businesses?
E-commerce companies like Amazon and Flipkart will be able to transfer freight through railways once the dedicated freight corridor project is complete. Apart from e-commerce, the freight corridor project will also open up doors for the automobile sector
A huge control center
DFCCIL will be monitoring the movement of freight trains at the Operations Control Centre in Prayagraj, which is the second largest in the world after Shanghai, China.
Open to private trains
Private containers will also be allowed to use the freight corridor but they have to pay track usage charges
Both Eastern and western dedicated freight corridor meet at Khurja in U.P.
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What is DFC project ?
What is DFC objectives ?
What are implemented projects ?
What are proposed projects under golden quadrilateral DFC project of Indian railways ?
What are the infrastructural needs to complete the DFC project ?
What are the problems W.r.t the completion of this project of Indian railways ?
Is DFC project is ecological feasible?
Dedicated freight corridor project of Indian railways is most ambitious only dedicated to freight movement .since, Indian railways till Now characterised by mixed traffic where both passenger and various types of goods/freight movement take place at various rail track with variable speed.
Thus, The freight trains were given lower priority, run at lower speed at an average of 30km/hr, they make numerous stops and runs with unscheduled stops etc. Under the above situation freight trains becomes less competitive than road traffic , even freight trains operational cost increases which has adverse impact on economic growth, industrial production, productivity, Indian goods become costly not due to manufacturing but mainly due to transporting to the market. Unlike the passenger trains there is no time table for freight trains so high value goods are transported through road or air thus, fright movement through train is reduced from 89% in 1950 to 25% today.
Why DFC is needed?
In order to resolve the crisis caused by Indian railways W.r.t. the freight movement. Since most of the rail routes are old , 80% constructed during British regime , 4 metro cities connected through 6 routes of total length 10,000 km cover 16% of track track and 58% of freight, these routes are saturated and over capacity utilisation more than 150%. Due to increase demand of Indian economy , create an additional capacity and to increase speed of freight trains, to reduce the cost per tonne of freight carried, the objectives of DFC projects are :-
1) to segregate the passenger and freight rail routes.
2) to create an additional infrastructure to carry unfulfilled demand and to cater the future needs.
3) running freight trains as per definite time table with guarantee delivery schedule
4) higher speed of train up-to 100km/hrs with average speed around 75km/hrs. This leads to higher productivity and lower transport cost per tonnes per km.
5) use of latest technologies W.r.t. to rolling tracks, signalling, IT, etc.
Cost effective practices of train operation and maintenance.
6) increase share of railway tracks by offering customised logistic services to different industries and markets.
How DFC is being done??
Here special rail routes are developed, heavier rail 68kg/metre (as against 62kg/m), heavier axle load 32T (as against 25T), bigger dimensions of wagons, freight loading and unloading terminals. Stonger locomotives, automotive signalling, faster and stronger wagons, public and private containers, etc.
Indian railways plans in 2006 with the constitution of special purpose vehicle called DFCIL and collaborating with Japan and world bank. Indian railways plans initially two corridors called as :
1) Eastern corridor of DFC 1856 km from Ludhiana to dhankuni (W.B.)
2) Western corridor of DFC 1504 km from fadri to jawahar all Nehru port in Mumbai.
In 2018 cabinet approved 4 more corridors
3) East West DFC corridor of 2000km kolkata -Mumbai
4) North south DFC corridor ,Delhi -Chennai of 2200km length.
5) East coast DFC corridor, khargapur to Vijayawada of length 1100km
6) south West DFC corridor, Chennai to Goa of length
Existing feeder routes will connect the DFC to coal fields, production centres, ports,
Consumption centres.
Though the Rs 81,400 crore DFC project got the Union cabinet’s green signal in 2006 it has since then moved at a snail’s pace and missed several completion deadlines due to various reasons. These include procedural wrangling, land acquisition, environment clearances and other related issues.
The targeted completion of the project was first 2016-17, then shifted to the year-end of 2017-18 and now has finally been set at March 2020.
Indian Railways is building dedicated freight corridors to enable the government to run freight trains as per a time schedule. Currently, freight trains do not get priority over passenger trains. Once completed, at least 70%
Private containers will also be allowed to use the freight corridor but they have to pay track usage charges.
Indian Railways is building dedicated freight corridors to enable the government to run freight trains as per a time schedule. Here are six interesting things about the corridor that you should know.
How long will it take
The Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) is developing the eastern and western freight corridors with a cumulative length of over 3,000 km.
Why is it important
Currently, freight trains do not get priority over passenger trains. Once completed, at least 70% of the freight trains will be transferred on the DFCCIL network which will help in timely movement of cargo.
Whofunding it
The Eastern & western dedicated freight corridors entail an investment of $12 billion, with the World Bank and JICA partly funding the project with around $1.86 bn and $5.2 bn respectively.
How will it help businesses?
E-commerce companies like Amazon and Flipkart will be able to transfer freight through railways once the dedicated freight corridor project is complete. Apart from e-commerce, the freight corridor project will also open up doors for the automobile sector
A huge control center
DFCCIL will be monitoring the movement of freight trains at the Operations Control Centre in Prayagraj, which is the second largest in the world after Shanghai, China.
Open to private trains
Private containers will also be allowed to use the freight corridor but they have to pay track usage charges
Both Eastern and western dedicated freight corridor meet at Khurja in U.P.
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