What is the total length of the eastern corridor of the dedicated freight corridor of DFCCIL?

Correct option is A

​The correct answer is (a) 1861 km

Explanation:

• The Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) is a freight-exclusive railway corridor developed by the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL).
• The total length of the Eastern DFC is 1861 km.
• It connects Ludhiana (Punjab) to Sonnagar (Bihar) and will be further extended to Dankuni (West Bengal) in the future.

Information Booster:

Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFCs)

• Specialized freight routes designed to enhance transport capacity, speed, and efficiency.
• Enable double-stack container trains and heavy-haul operations, boosting supply chains and export-import traffic.
• Launched in 2006 by the Ministry of Railways.

Key Corridors

1. Eastern DFC (EDFC):
• Length: 1,337 km (Sonnagar, Bihar – Sahnewal, Punjab).
• Status: Fully operational.
• Purpose: Links coal mines and thermal plants.
2. Western DFC (WDFC):
• Length: 1,506 km (Jawaharlal Nehru Port, Mumbai – Dadri, UP).
• Status: 93% complete, full completion by December 2025.
• Purpose: Connects Gujarat’s major ports.

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

DFC Project Milestones

• Announced: Railway Budget 2005-06.
• Foundation Laid (2006): PM Manmohan Singh (Ludhiana & Mumbai).
• DFCCIL Established (2006): SPV for construction, operation, and maintenance.
• New Sections Inaugurated (March 2024):
• WDFC: 135 km (Makarpura-Sachin).
• EDFC: 179 km (Sahnewal-Pilkhani) & 222 km (Pilkhani-Khurja).

Proposed Corridors

1. East Coast Corridor: Kharagpur – Vijayawada (1,115 km).
2. East-West Sub-Corridor-I: Palghar – Dankuni (2,073 km).
3. East-West Sub-Corridor-II: Rajkharsawan – Andal (195 km).
4. North-South Sub-Corridor: Vijayawada – Itarsi (975 km).