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Freight corridor will lead to rapid development: PM ​ By IANS | Published on ​ Thu, Jan 7 2021 13:27 IST | ​ 0 Views Freight corridor will lead to rapid development: PM (Ld). . Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, Jan 7 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated the 306-km Rewari-Madar section of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor section and said the modern freight corridor is a "game changer" for India in the 21st century and it will prove to be a corridor for the rap...

He also launched the 306-km Rewari-Madar section of the Western dedicated freight corridor (DFC). Modi said that since the launch of the New Bhaupur-New Khurja section of the DFC, the average speed of freight trains has tripled in that section. One train carries 360 10-feet container equivalent units (TEU), which is equivalent to 270 high capacity trailer trucks, a rail ministry statement said. The corridor is expected to boost farming and allied businesses in Haryana and Rajasthan and impa...