Western Dedicated Freight Corridor
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Overview
The Western Dedicated Freight Corridor is a freight-only rail line from Dadri (UP) to JNPT (Mumbai), mainly for containers. The Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor is built along it.
It runs about 1,500 km from Dadri near Delhi to the JNPA port at Mumbai.
It is designed for double-stack container trains at higher speeds.
It is built by DFCCIL with loans from Japan, and the Delhi–Mumbai industrial corridor is planned along it.
It allows faster movement of goods from northern India to the western ports.
It is electrified.
It connects with the Eastern DFC at Dadri.
It reduces congestion on passenger lines.
Geography and key facts
- Dadri to JNPT
- Freight only
- DMIC
- About 1,500 km
- Double-stack trains
- Japan loan
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on infrastructure.
Note for UPSC
Freight-only rail line, Dadri (UP) to JNPT (Mumbai); mainly containers. 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
- Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana, Maharashtra
- Extent on map
- 18.9°–28.5°N, 72.4°–77.5°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
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