GPUIL | DFCC Division | Railway Construction

Overview

Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor's New Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya-New Bhaupur project is an engineering marvel and a game changer in the logistics sector. It provide seamless connectivity of the major coal belts of Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL), Central Coalfields Limited (CCL), Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) and Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) of Jharkhand & West Bengal to Power Houses of Northern India.

Salient Features

Reliable and faster coal trains by 30-40% reduction in transit time of coal rakes.

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Reduce inventory cost for powerhouses.

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Enhanced freight access to Steel plants of Jharkhand, West Bengal & Odisha to consumption centers in Northern India.

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Decongest the existing Delhi - Howrah main line.

Create additional capacity of 240 freight trains per day on Eastern DFC. Improve the punctuality of Mail/Express, Passenger Trains and will also allow the introduction of additional coaching ser-vices to meet growing public demand in this section.

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Through and continuous run of goods trains at maximum speed of 100 kmph. Average Speed of Goods train in the section will go up to 60-70 kmph, a significant increase from Indian Railways.

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Improved access of local industries to national and international markets supporting Atmanirbhar Bharat.

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Provide impetus to Agri, Food processing, MSME and handicraft industries of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

Enhanced safety with elimination of level crossings with Road Over Bridges (ROBs)/Road under Bridges (RUBs)/ Rail Fly Overs (RFOs).

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