navigation search dedicated freight corridor corporation of india native name type public sector unit founded 2006 headquarters new delhi key people mr.adesh sharma md website dfccil the dedicated freight corridor corporation of india limited dfccil is a corporation run by the ministry of railways india to undertake planning & development mobilisation of financial resources and construction maintenance and operation of the dedicated freight corridors . dfcc has been registered as a company under the companies act 1956 on 30 october 2006 . contents 1 historical perspective 2 dedicated freight corridors 2.1 necessity 2.2 golden quadrilateral freight corridor gqfc 2.3 sanctioned dedicated freight corridors 2.4 planned dedicated freight corridors 2.5 proposed dedicated freight corridors 2.6 table showing dedicated freight corridors in india 3 see also 4 references 5 external links historical perspective edit accordingly the seeds for the project were sown as early as in april 2005 wherein honourable prime ministers of india and japan made a joint declaration for feasibility and possible funding of the dedicated rail freight corridors . honourable minister for railways almost at the same time announced in the parliament the need and planning for the project . immediately thereafter rites was entrusted with the feasibility study of both eastern and western corridors citation needed . in may 2005 committee on infrastructure coi constituted a task force chaired by shri anwarul huda member planning commission to prepare a concept paper on delhi mumbai western and delhi howrah eastern dedicated freight corridor projects and to suggest a new organizational structure for planning financing construction and operation of these corridors . in january 2006 rites submitted the feasibility study report of both the corridors to ministry of railways . almost simultaneously the cabinet approved the report of the task force of the coi which directed that a spv should be set up to construct and operate the dfc . cabinet committee on economic affairs ccea gave in principle approval to the feasibility study report asking the mor to go ahead with preliminary engineering cum traffic survey pets for the two corridors firm up the cost of the project and work out the financing options . in consonance with the recommendation of the task force of coi a spv named dedicated freight corridor corporation of india limited dfccil was incorporated under companies act in october 2006 . subsequently rites submitted the pets report based on which the project was approved at a cost of rs .281.81 billion citation needed . dedicated freight corridors edit under the eleventh five year plan of india 2007 12 ministry of railways is constructing a new dedicated freight corridor dfc in two long routes namely the eastern and western freight corridors . 1 the two routes covers a total length of 3 360 kilometres 2 090 mi with the eastern dedicated freight corridor stretching from ludhiana in punjab to dankuni in west bengal and the western dedicated freight corridor from jawaharlal nehru port in mumbai maharashtra to dadri in uttar pradesh . 2 upgrading of transportation technology increase in productivity and reduction in unit transportation cost are the focus areas for the project . 3 dfccil has been designated by government of india as a special purpose vehicle and has been created to undertake planning & development mobilization of financial resources and construction maintenance and operation of the dedicated freight corridors . dfccil has been registered as a company under the companies act 1956 on 30 october 2006 . 4 necessity edit economic liberalization of 1991 followed by information technology industry explosion have taken india to a new growth scenario . backed by strong fundamentals and commendable growth in the past three to four years the resplendent indian economy is poised to grow even further at an average of 8 to 10 % in the next 3 years . citation needed transport requirement in the country being primarily a derived demand is slated to increase with elasticity of 1.25 with gdp growth by 10 to 12 % in the medium and long term range . riding on the waves of economic success indian railways has witnessed a dramatic turn around and unprecedented financial turnover in the last two and a half years . this has been made possible by higher freight volumes without substantial investment in infrastructure increased axle load reduction of turn round time of rolling stock reduced unit cost of transportation rationalization of tariffs resulting in improvement in market share and improved operational margins . over the last 2 to 3 years the railway freight traffic has grown by 8 to 11 % which is projected to cross 1100 million tonnes by the end of 11th five year plan . golden quadrilateral freight corridor gqfc edit the ministry of road transport and highways linking the four metropolitan cities of delhi mumbai chennai and kolkata commonly known as the golden quadrilateral ; and its two diagonals north south dedicated freight corridor and east west dedicated freight corridor adding up to a total route length of 10 122 km 6 290 mi carries more than 55 % of revenue earning freight traffic of indian railways . the existing trunk routes of howrah delhi on the eastern corridor and mumbai delhi on the western corridor are highly saturated line capacity utilization varying between 115 % to 150 % . citation needed the surging power needs requiring heavy coal movement booming infrastructure construction and growing international trade has led to the conception of the dedicated freight corridors along the eastern and western routes . carbon emission reduction may help dfccil to claim carbon credits . sanctioned dedicated freight corridors edit western dedicated freight corridor dadri uttar pradesh to jawaharlal nehru port mumbai 1 468 km . 5 eastern dedicated freight corridor ludhiana punjab to dankuni west bengal 1 760 km . 5 planned dedicated freight corridors edit east west dedicated freight corridor connecting kolkata and mumbai 2 000 km long north south dedicated freight corridor connecting delhi and chennai 2 173 km long east coast dedicated freight corridor connecting kharagpur with vijayawada 1 100 km east coast corridor south west dedicated freight corridor connecting chennai and goa 890 km long this dfc goes through bangalore chennai industrial corridor promoted by japan & india and as a part of bangalore mumbai economic corridor promoted by uk & india . proposed dedicated freight corridors edit chennai goa dedicated freight corridor 2 6 this dfc goes through bangalore chennai industrial corridor promoted by japan & india . there are proposals to extend this line to mangalore to connect india s biggest petrochemical complex international air cargo facility direct flights to gulf and europe and major seaport in mangalore with whitefield icd inland container depot through a tunnel being constructed with the help of japan in western ghats . 7 8 this will result in hazardous petrochemicals currently being transported by road through tankers migrated to the railway cargo resulting in efficiency improvements in country s energy security and safety to the common people living alongside national highways . table showing dedicated freight corridors in india edit green background for the systems that are under construction . blue background for the systems that are currently in planning . dedicated freight corridor track gauge speed length km further extension status start point termination point western dedicated freight corridor broad gauge 100 km hr 1483 not planned approved in rail budget 2014 15 . 9 dadri jnpt nava sheva eastern dedicated freight corridor broad gauge 1839 approved in rail budget 2014 15 . 10 world bank has sanctioned loan for development of 393 km of double track between mughalsarai and bhaupur near kanpur and between kanpur and etawah . 11 ludhiana dankuni east west dedicated freight corridor broad gauge 100 km hr 2000 planned kolkata mumbai north south dedicated freight corridor broad gauge 2173 planned delhi chennai east coast dedicated freight corridor broad gauge 1100 planned kharagpur vijayawada south west dedicated freight corridor broad gauge 890 branching to mangalore from bangalore planned chennai goa total 9485 see also edit high speed rail in india transport in india indian railways rail transport in india references edit dfc as revolutionary as the golden quadrilateral pdf . indian railways . retrieved 13 september 2016 . a b dedicated freight corridors paradigm shift coming in indian railways freight operations . press information bureau . retrieved 13 september 2016 . strategy of indian railways during the eleventh five year plan pdf . government of india . 2007 2008 . retrieved 2010 09 18 . dedicated freight corridor corporation of india ltd. . ministry of railways government of india . 2009 . retrieved 2010 09 18 . a b http indiabudget.nic.in es2007 08 chapt2008 chap93.pdf69 railways consider more dedicated freight corridors . the hindu . 11 february 2013 . retrieved 13 september 2016 . http www.dnaindia.com bangalore report bangalore to mangalore in 8 hrs how does that sound 1918476 http articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com 2013 06 26 mangalore 40205907 1 oscar fernandes road construction ministry western dfc eastern dfc http www.livemint.com politics 7svi5eqb9y4lv6zpyqn4bp world bank nod for 11 billion loan for rail corridor.html external links edit dedicated freight corridor corporation of india dfccil official website dedicated freight corridor corporation of india dfccil official link for project status dfcc will use new track construction machine having capacity of 1.5 km of track per day march 2014 news article stating near total land acquisition and environmental clearances dfccil admit card at official site v t e dedicated freight corridors of india dedicated freight corridor corporation of india 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