It is suggested that dedicated freight corridors use cutting-edge technology of the highest calibre. By changing fundamental design elements, it is suggested that the current carrying capacity be significantly improved. The permanent way will be built with much better design elements, allowing it to support bigger loads at faster speeds.
Simultaneously, it is suggested that the rolling stock dimensions be increased in order to maximise the productive use of the right of way. Longer and heavier trains will be able to operate on the Dedicated Freight Corridors thanks to both of these developments. Wagons with 25 tn axle loads are anticipated to operate on DFC. Throughput on IR will dramatically rise as a result.
INFRASTRUCTURE :
In accordance with the Eastern DFC plan, 104 bridges, 368 road-over-bridges (ROBs), 189 road-under-bridges (RUBs), and 21 flyovers would be built. Additionally, it includes the extension of 10 existing RUBs and the reconstruction of nine existing ROBs.
A 4 km tunnel, 262 bridges, 33 flyovers, 505 ROBs, and 200 RUBs are all part of the Western DFC plan. The western corridor will also see the extension of ten RUBs and the reconstruction of 24 existing ROBs.
As of the end of November 2019, a total of 211 bridges had been finished, while 145 more were under construction. Out of the 562 RUBs, 271 were commissioned, and 259 were in the commissioning process. Out of 296 ROBs, 67 have been finished and 138 are still being worked on.
Where DFC Corridor will be built ?
Freight train lines will be built along the Western Corridor between Delhi and Mumbai and the Eastern Corridor between Ludhiana, Delhi, and Sonnagar as part of the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) Project. The Western Corridor between Delhi and Mumbai will be built out over a distance of about 1500 kilometres, connecting major cities in the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Haryana.
Electric locomotives with high-speed, high-capacity transportation will also be introduced as part of the Japanese ODA loan project. The Project will have a significant impact on India economic development by matching the rapid pace of increase anticipated in freight transportation and streamlining distribution networks.