Valsad Road-Over-Bridge Section Constructed On Dedicated Freight Corridor

The Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) - the Indian Railways' special purpose vehicle for implementing the dedicated freight corridor (DFC) project in the country, completed the dismantling and reconstruction work of the Valsad road overbridge (ROB) on the Western DFC in a record time of 20 days. The work on the Western DFC's Vaitarana – Sachin section witnessed a bottleneck of crossing the road over-bridge near the Valsad town in Gujarat, according to a statement released by the railway ministry on Tuesday, June 22. 

Due to limitations, the work on the road over-bridge could not be started. The track-laying project- which utilises the new track construction (NTC) machine, would have been severely impacted.

The Western corridor connecting Dadri in Uttar Pradesh to the Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) in Mumbai will pass through Gujarat, Haryana, UP, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra of Eastern DFC and Western DFC. (Also Read: Rewari-Madar Section Of Western DFC To Benefit Industries: All You Need To Know )

The 306 km long Rewari - Madar section of the Western DFC was dedicated to the country on January 7, 2021. The trial run of 369 km freight corridor between New Palanpur to New Kishangarh was also conducted by railway authorities. The operation control centre (OCC) for the DFC project is situated at Prayagraj.

A total of approximately 2,800 route km of the Western DFC and Eastern DFC (excluding the Sonnagar – Dankuni PPP section) will be commissioned by June 2022, according to the railway ministry. In the commissioned sections, a total of more than 4,000 trains have been operated. The speeds attained by freight trains on the DFC tracks are comparable to any of the fastest mail express trains on the network.