Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation (DFCC) is inching towards making the 2,000 kilometre track operational with complete overhead equipment (OHE) and signalling system by March 2021.

While the land acquisition problem, the major hurdle in speedy execution of the project, is almost resolved with about 96 per cent land being acquired by the DFCC, the mega infrastructure initiative of Indian Railways is gradually coming on the fast track with constant monitoring from the Railway Board on a daily basis.

The Rs 81,459 crore flagship project is not only crucial for decongesting the dense rail network and boosting goods loadings, the exclusive freight corridor is also expected to be used for the faster movement of troops and heavy materials for defence purposes during emergency situations.

Until now, a 351 km long track has been made operational in the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) while 306 km track is being readied in the Western DFC with successful trial of goods trains in the two sections.

While about 1,500 freight trains have run in the Eastern DFC, about 600 goods trains have run in the Western DFC until now.

Aiming to move 70 per cent of India's goods train to these two corridors, the 1,468 km long Western DFC is from Dadri in Uttar Pradesh to Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Mumbai, while the Eastern DFC is 1,760 km long from Ludhiana in Punjab to Dankuni in West Bengal.

With 96 per cent land acquisition, Rs 64,000 crore expenditure has been incurred for the DFC project until now, said the official.

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