Trial run of Indian Railways locomotive took place on Ateli-Phulera section of Western DFC on 27 March 2018. During the trial run maximum speed of ______ km/per hour was successfully achieved.

Correct option is D

​The correct answer is (d) 100 km per hour

Explanation:

• The trial run of an Indian Railways locomotive on the Ateli-Phulera section of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) took place on 27 March 2018.
• During this trial run, the locomotive successfully achieved a maximum speed of 100 km/h.
• The Ateli-Phulera section, covering around 190 km, was one of the first sections of the Western DFC to be operational.

Information Booster:

Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFCs) – Enhancing Rail Freight Efficiency

• Specialized freight routes designed to boost transport capacity with faster transit, double-stack container trains, and heavy-haul trains.
• Improves supply chains, industrial connectivity, and export-import traffic.
  Initiated in 2006 by the Ministry of Railways.

Key Corridors:

Eastern DFC (EDFC) – 1,337 km

• Route: Sonnagar (Bihar) → Sahnewal (Punjab).
• Status: Fully operational.
• Connectivity: Feeder routes to coal mines & thermal plants.

Western DFC (WDFC) – 1,506 km

• Route: Jawaharlal Nehru Port (Mumbai) → Dadri (UP).
• Status: 93% operational; full completion by December 2025.
• Connectivity: Major ports in Gujarat.

Investment: ₹94,091 crore (as of March 2024, excluding land costs).

Why DFCs

• Overloaded Golden Quadrilateral: Handles 52% of passenger & 58% of freight traffic despite being only 16% of total railway routes.
• Declining Rail Freight Share: Aims to increase rail freight share to 45% by 2030 under the National Rail Plan.