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November 27, 2024 | Asia

India sanctions track expansion projects worth nearly $US 1bn

Three line expansion projects have been approved, which will boost mainline capacity for both freight and passenger services.

July 10, 2024 | Asia

Dedication required for rail corridor solutions

Traffic is growing on India’s Dedicated Freight Corridors, but institutional and technical issues need to be resolved if they are to meet their full potential, as Srinand Jha explains.

February 1, 2021 | Financial

Largest-ever capital budget announced for Indian Railways

Freight and high-speed projects set to benefit.

January 8, 2021 | Infrastructure

Indian prime minister inaugurates 306km section of Western DFC

THE 306km New Rewari - New Madar section of India's 968km Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) was inaugurated by prime minister, Mr Narendra Modi, on January 7. The world’s first double-stack long-haul container train on broad-gauge electrified infrastructure was also flagged off on its maiden journey from Ateli, Haryana, to Kishangarh, Rajasthan. 

August 25, 2020 | Infrastructure

Cancelled Chinese contract delays completion of India’s Dedicated Freight Corridors

INDIAN Railways’ (IR) decision on June 18 to cancel the Rs 4.7bn ($US 63.3m) signalling contract with the Beijing National Railway Research and Design Institute has had an adverse impact on the Eastern and Western Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFC), with the completion deadlines for the two lines now extended by six months.

March 28, 2018 | Asia

Test train reaches 100km/h on India’s Western DFC

INDIAN Railways (IR) celebrated a milestone in the construction of its 1534km Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) on March 27, when a test train reached the maximum line speed of 100km/h for the first time.

March 20, 2018 | Locomotives

Five bids for Indian DFC locomotive contract

INDIAN Railways (IR) has received five bids from international suppliers for a contract worth around Rs 50bn ($US 800m) to supply 200 6.7MW electric locomotives for the 1534km Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC).

September 18, 2017 | Locomotives

BHEL seeks partner for DFC locomotive fleet

BHARAT Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL), India, is inviting high-power locomotive manufacturers to pre-qualify by October 12 for a tender to partner with it in the production and subsequent maintenance of a fleet 200 6.7MW electric locomotives for operation on the new dedicated freight corridors (DFC).

October 17, 2016 | Asia

Contract awarded for northern section of Western DFC

DEDICATED Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) has awarded a consortium of Larson & Toubro (L&T) Construction, India and Sojitz Corporation, Japan, a Rs 38bn ($US 569m) to build the 128km northern section of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor between Rewari in Haryana and Dadri in Uttar Pradesh.

August 19, 2016 | Locomotives

Indian Railways abandons Japanese locomotive procurement

INDIAN Railways (IR) is exploring options to extricate itself from a Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) precondition that binds it to acquire rolling stock and systems equipment from Japanese companies, after talks with a Kawasaki-led consortium over the acquisition of 200 freight locomotives broke down.

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