Indian Railways Gives Big Efficiency Boost On Freight Corridor As Goods Train Records High Average Speed
Freight train running on Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (YouTube screenshot)
Freight trains will not have to slow down on the 351 km-long New Bharatpur-New Khurja stretch of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor,
Times of Indiareports.
This feature means that the freight trains can achieve high average speeds leading to faster transportation of materials. For example the goods train flagged off by Prime Minister Modi on the corridor covered 59.6 km in one hour, while travelling at its designated speed of 60 kmph.
This is touted to be one of the unique elements of the two dedicated corridors. The railway officials have revealed that the strict implementation of good maintenance services will provide such convenience to the freight trains on this route.
The Union government on Wednesday gave its nod to two key proposals setting up a multi-modal logistics and transport hub (MMTH) at Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh and industrial corridor nodes at Krishnapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) and Tumakuru (Karnataka). The logistics and transportation hubs are being planned with a view to making India a strong player in the global value chain. The industrial corridors would come up under the Chennai-Bangalore Industrial Corridor (CBIC) project. The proposals have a total estimated cost of Rs 7,725 crore and an estimated employment generation of more than 280,000 persons, I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar said in a briefing.
इकोनॉमी को रफ्तार देने वाले डेडीकेटेड फ्रेट कॉरिडोर में भाऊपुर से खुर्जा तक 10 स्टेशन और 19 बड़े पुल news18.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from news18.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By IANS |
Published on
Tue, Dec 29 2020 13:42 IST |
0 Views
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. . Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, Dec 29 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asserted that development of infrastructure should be kept above politics and if there has to be a competition among political parties on infrastructure, it should be on its quality, speed and scale.
Modi was speaking after inaugurating the 351-km New Bhaupur-New Khurja section of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) and Operation Control Centre (OCC) at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh through videoconference. Our past experiences tell us that the infrastructure projects related to the country s development should be kept out of politics. The country s infrastructure is not tied to any party s ideology. It is not for meant for five years, but a mission to benefit the people of the country.
PM Modi attacks previous govts for delaying work on dedicated freight corridor project
The project was given permission in 2006 but it was only on paper as the then government lacked the seriousness and urgency with which it had to to take it up with the states, he said after inaugurating the New Bhaupur-New Khurja section of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor via video conferencing. PTI December 29, 2020 / 01:29 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hit out at previous governments for delaying the Dedicated Freight Corridor project of the Railways and said his government engaged with stakeholders to speed up the work.