Railways Completes 2,513 km of Freight Corridors at Rs 1.08 Lakh Crore
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The Ministry of Railways has completed 2,513 km out of the total 2,843 km of the Eastern and Western Dedicated Freight Corridors at an expenditure of Rs 1,08,558 crore as of October 2023. The Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) spans 1,337 km from Ludhiana to Sonnagar, while the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) covers 1,506 km from Jawaharlal Nehru Port Terminal (JNPT) to Dadri. Construction of EDFC is fully completed, and 1,176 km out of 1,506 km of WDFC is finished. The completion of Dedicated Freight Corridors is expected to reduce logistic costs and stimulate the development of new industrial hubs and Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals.
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