Dedicated Freight Corridor Sees 47% Surge in Train Trips for 2024-25

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• Freight train operations on the Eastern and Western Dedicated Freight Corridors rose by 47%, with trips increasing from 88,225 (2023-24) to 1,30,116 (2024-25).
• Vacant train trips accounted for about 34% in 2024-25; mostly coal and cement wagons return empty as they can’t carry other products.
• commodities transported include containers (24%), coal (19%), miscellaneous items (11%), and others like foodgrains, fertilizers, POL between 1%-4%.
• DFCCIL attributes growth to initiatives like new freight terminals and sidings along the route.
• Total corridor length is 2,843 km; currently operational length is 2,741 km. Remaining section of Western Corridor to JNPT set for commissioning in December 2025.

– Western Corridor: Runs from Dadri (UP) to JNPT (Maharashtra), covers a total of 1,506 km; presently operational at 93.2% or 1404 km.- Eastern Corridor: Total length of 1,337 km; entirely operational at present.

• Over time expansion has allowed critically important increases in freight services starting with just “20 trains” introduced on a partial corridor stretch in FY21 now growing daily >350Daily explains happened evolving trend explained,” Witnessed DFCCIL..

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