Indian Army holds trial run of train on Dedicated Freight Corridor

The Army successfully conducted a trial run of a military train loaded with vehicles and equipment on Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) from New Rewari in Haryana to New Phulera in Rajasthan.

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The successful 247-km run is part of an exercise by the Narendra Modi government called ‘Whole of the Nation Approach’, which is aimed at optimising national resources and achieving seamless synergy among ministries and departments.

Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India is constructing the Western DFC (1506 Route km) and Eastern DFC (1875 route km including Sonnagar-Dankuni PPP Section).

The EDFC starting from Sahnewal near Ludhiana (Punjab) will pass through the states of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand to terminate at Dankuni in West Bengal.

The Western Corridor connecting Dadri in Uttar Pradesh to Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) in Mumbai will traverse through the states of UP, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra of WDFC.