Construction[edit]
Under construction picture of Eastern dedicated freight corridor. The tracks of
dedicated freight corridors in India are!broad gauge.
Under the Eleventh!Five Year Plan!of India (2007–12), the!Ministry of
Railways!started constructing a new Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) in
two long routes, namely the Eastern and Western freight corridors.[2]!The
two routes cover a total length of 3,260 kilometres (2,030!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.[3]!Upgrading of
transportation technology, increase in productivity and reduction in unit
transportation cost are the focus areas for the project.[4]
The construction of Eastern Freight Corridor has been completed by
February 2024.[5][6]
Technology[edit]
Pantographs[edit]
High-Rise!Pantograph!was developed in 2007 for DFC
In 2007, India set a world record with the indigenously
designed!pantograph, developed for the use in dedicated freight corridors
and other freight routes.[7]!with many other added features, such as twin
catenary height of 6 & 7.5 meters, auto upward-force adjustment to
improve effective current collection in adverse conditions, thereby enabling
reduction in energy consumption and allowing trains to run at much higher
speeds.[8]
Locomotives[edit]
WAG-12 on the eastern dedicated freight corridor
WAG-9HH locomotive carrying freight wagons
WAG-12!locomotive is a class of Indian multi-frame electric locomotive that
was developed in 2017 by!Alstom. With a horsepower of 12,000!hp it is one
