Daily Current Affairs Article 8th January 2021: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has flagged off world's first double-stack long haul container train by virtually inaugurating the Rewari-Madar section of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor.
It is the first double-stack long haul 1.5 km long container train to run on electric traction.
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The corridor will be used for the exclusive operation of freight trains, which will run at a maximum speed of 100 km/hour.
The first train has been flagged off from New Ateli in Haryana to New Kishangarh in Rajasthan.
Double Stack Long Haul Container Train Operation will have an enhanced axle load of 25 tons.
It has been designed for DFCCIL by RDSO’s wagon department. Trial runs of BLCS-A and BLCS-B wagon prototypes have been completed.
The design will maximize capacity utilization and uniform distributed and point loading.
These wagons on a long-haul double stack container train on the WDFC can carry four times in terms of container units compared to the current traffic on Indian Railways.
