Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor
Under review: this entry was added recently and its position is still being checked (approximate (schematic line through towns)).
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Overview
The Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor is a goods-only railway line from Sahnewal near Ludhiana in Punjab to Sonnagar in Bihar, running through Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
It carries mainly coal for power plants, steel, food grains and cement, freeing capacity on the busy passenger network. The line is now fully operational.
Separate freight tracks allow faster, heavier trains and are expected to lower logistics costs, which in India are high compared with many economies.
Geography and key facts
- Ludhiana (Sahnewal), Punjab to Sonnagar, Bihar
- Through Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar
- Freight: coal, steel, food grains
- Built by the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India
Why it matters for UPSC
The Western DFC (Dadri–JNPT) and Eastern DFC are standard GS-3 infrastructure topics, linked to the National Logistics Policy and PM Gati Shakti.
Note for UPSC
Freight-only rail line, Ludhiana to Sonnagar (Bihar); mainly coal and food grains. Drawn schematically through its main towns.
Corridors come up in questions on infrastructure and freight transport.
Asked in PYQs
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Key facts
- Type
- Corridor
- States / UTs
- Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana
- Extent on map
- 25.4°–30.9°N, 75.9°–81.8°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
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