Neetu NegiSonali SinghPriya SinghRupali SharmaTrisha MallickSnigdha RaiApurva Pathak

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Acknowledgement

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We would express our warm thanks to Suparna Dutta mam for her support and guidance. She helped us to understand the issues involved in project making besides effectively presenting it.

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CONTENT

1. Introduction2. Historical Perspective3. Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India(DFCCI)4. Organizational Structure Of DFCCIL5. Operational Structure6. Routes Of Sanctioned Dedicated Freight Corridors7. Routes Of Proposed Dedicated Freight Corridors8. Table Showing Dedicated Freight Corridors in India9. Sanctioned Dedicated Freight Corridors-

Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor Western Dedicated Freight Corridor

10. Project Phasing

11. Dedicated Freight Corridor Project Status 12. References

13. Bibliography

FREIGHT CORRIDOR

INTRODUCTION

A Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) can be described as a network of railway lines “dedicated” for the movement of freight trains. Freight means goods transported in bulk by truck, train, ship, or aircraft. Freight Trains are goods train which transported in bulk.

Such DFCs are separate from the passenger railway networks to ensure uninterrupted movement of the freight trains. Railway tracks under DFC are often provided with a higher voltage overhead power line than that of normal passenger railway networks, so the freight trains can attain higher speeds.

Historical PerspectiveAccordingly, the seeds for the project were sown as early as in April, 2005, wherein, Honorable Prime Ministers of India and Japan made a joint declaration for feasibility and possible funding of the dedicated rail freight corridors. Honorable Minister for Railways, almost at the same time, announced in the Parliament the need and planning for the project. Immediately thereafter, RITES was entrusted with the feasibility study of both eastern and western corridors. In May 2005, Committee on Infrastructure (COI) constituted a Task Force, chaired by Sheri Anwar Huda, Member Planning Commission to prepare a concept paper on Delhi-Mumbai (Western) and Delhi-Howrah (Eastern) dedicated freight corridor projects, and to suggest a new organizational structure for planning, financing, construction and operation of these corridors. RITES, in January 2006, submitted the Feasibility Study Report of both the corridors to Ministry of Railways. Almost simultaneously, the Cabinet approved the report of the Task Force of the COI, which directed that a SPV should be set up to construct and operate the DFC. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) gave "in principle" approval to the Feasibility Study report asking the MOR to go ahead with Preliminary Engineering cum Traffic Survey (PETS) for the two corridors, firm up the cost of the project and work out the financing options. In consonance with the recommendation of the Task Force of COI, a SPV, named "Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited" (DFCCIL) was incorporated under Companies Act in October 2006. Subsequently, RITES submitted the PETS Report based on which the project was approved at a cost of Rs.281.81 billion.

India can achieve higher axle load without wear and tear created by the friction by adopting the Maglev technologies for freight transport.

Under the Eleventh Five Year Plan of India(2007–2012), Ministry of Railways is constructing a new Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) covering about 3300 route km long two routes - the Eastern Corridor from Ludhiana in Punjab to Dankuni in West Bengal and the Western Corridor from Jawaharlal Nehru Port, in Mumbai, Maharashtra to Tughlakabad, Delhi/Dadri along with interlinking of two corridors at Khurja in Uttar Pradesh. Upgrading of transportation technology, increase in productivity and reduction in unit transportation cost are the focus areas for the project.

Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCI) has been designated by Government of India as a `special purpose vehicle`, and has been created to undertake planning & development, mobilization of financial resources and construction, maintenance and operation of the Dedicated Freight Corridors. DFCCI has been registered as a company under the Companies Act 1956 on 30 October 2006.

Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India(DFCCI)

Type Public Sector Unit

Founded 2006

Headquarters New Delhi

Key people Mr.Anshuman Sharma,MD

Website http://dfccil.org/

The Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) is a corporation run by the Government of India, Ministry of Railways to undertake planning & development, mobilization of financial resources and construction, maintenance and operation of the Dedicated Freight Corridors. DFCC has been registered as a company under the Companies Act 1956 on 30 October 2006.

The plan to construct dedicated freight corridors across the country marks a strategic inflexion point in the history of Indian Railways that has essentially run mixed traffic across its network. Once completed, the dedicated freight corridors will enable Indian Railways to improve its customer orientation and meet market needs more effectively. Creation of rail infrastructure on such a scale - unprecedented in independent India – is also expected to drive the establishment of industrial corridors and logistic parks along its alignment.

In the first phase, DFCCIL will be constructing two corridors – the Western DFC and Eastern DFC- spanning a total length of about 2800 route km. The Eastern Corridor, starting from Ludhiana, Punjab will pass through the states of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and terminate at Son Nagar, Bihar. The Western Corridor will traverse the distance from Dadri to Mumbai, passing through the states of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra. The present section deals with eastern corridor and environment management framework is prepared to deal with associated environmental issues, regulatory requirements, capacity building plan and institutional strengthening requirements for DFCC.

Organizational Structure Of DFCCIL

Operational Structure –Sanctioned Dedicated Freight Corridors –

Western Dedicated Freight Corridor , (Dadri, Uttar Pradesh to Jawaharlal Nehru Port, Mumbai — 1,468 km)

Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor , (Ludhiana, Punjab to Dankuni, West Bengal — 1,760 km)

Planned Dedicated Freight Corridors -

East-West Dedicated Freight Corridor - connecting Kolkata and Mumbai, 2,000 km-long North-South Dedicated Freight Corridor - connecting Delhi and Chennai, 2,173 km long East Coast Dedicated Freight Corridor - connecting Kharagpur with Vijayawada, 1,100 km

East Coast corridor South-West Dedicated Freight Corridor - connecting Chennai and Goa, 890 km-long -

o This DFC goes through Bangalore-Chennai Industrial Corridor promoted by Japan & India and as a part of Bangalore-Mumbai Economic corridor promoted by UK & India.

Proposed Dedicated Freight Corridors

Bangalore - Chennai Dedicated Freight Corridor o This DFC goes through Bangalore-Chennai Industrial Corridor promoted by Japan

& India.(There are proposals to extend this line to Mangalore to connect India's biggest Petrochemical complex, international air-cargo facility(direct flights to gulf and Europe) and major seaport in Mangalore with Whitefield ICD(Inland Container Depot), through a tunnel being constructed with the help of Japan in Western ghats.[6][7] This will result in hazardous petrochemicals currently being transported by road through tankers migrated to the railway cargo, resulting in efficiency improvements in country's energy security and safety to the common people living alongside national highways).

Routes Of Sanctioned Dedicated Freight Corridors –

Routes Of Proposed Dedicated Freight Corridors

Table Showing Dedicated Freight Corridors in India

Dedicated Fright Corridor

RouteTrack gauge

SpeedLength (km)

Further Extension

StatusStart Point

Termination Point

Western Dedicated Freight Corridor

DadriJNPT, Nava Sheva

Broad Gauge

1483Approved in Rail Budget 2014-15.[8]

Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor

Ludhiana DankuniBroad Gauge

1839

Approved in Rail Budget 2014-15.[9] World Bank has sanctioned loan for development of 393 km of double track between Mughalsarai and Bhaupur (near Kanpur and between Kanpur and Etawah).[10]

East-West Dedicated Freight Corridor

Kolkata MumbaiBroad Gauge

2000 Planned

North-South Dedicated Freight Corridor

Delhi ChennaiBroad Gauge

2173 Planned

East Coast Dedicated Freight Corridor

Kharagpur VijayawadaBroad Gauge

1100 Planned

South-West Dedicated Freight Corridor

Chennai GoaBroad Gauge

890branching to Mangalore from Bangalore

Planned

Sanctioned Dedicated Freight Corridors-

Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor

Overview

Type Freight rail

Status Approved in Indian Rail Budget 2014-15

LocalePunjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal / Jharkhand, India

TerminiLudhiana, PunjabDankuni, West Bengal

Operation

Owner Indian Railways

Operator(s) Indian Railways

Technical

Line length 1,839 km (1,143 mi)

Track gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) Indian broad gauge

Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor of Eastern DFC is a is a proposed freight corridor in India by Indian Railways. The is going to be a broad gauge corridor. This will have double line and will be electrified. Due to lack of space the section from Ludhiana in Punjab to Khurja in

Uttar Pradesh will be single line electrified. This corridor will cover total distance of 1839 km. This corridor will also pass through Dhari (The origin point of Western Dedicated Freight Corridor) which will serve as a junction.

Route –

This corridor will cover first 447 km of Ludhiana - Dhari - Khurja section with single electrified track. After this the remaining line will be double track electrified up to Dankuni in West Bengal. This will cover important stations of Senehwal, Dorada, Sirhind, Rajpura, Ambala, Saharanpur, Meerut, Hapur, Aligarh, Hathras, Barhan, Tundla, Firozabad, Etawah, Kanpur, Allahabad and Mughalsarai. To reduce load over main line this line will have many junctions. The proposed junctions on this line are Dhandharikalan, Sirhind, Rajpura, Khalanaur, Khurja, Daudkhan, Tundla, Bhaupur, Prempur, Cheoki / Naini, Jeonathpur, Mughalsarai, Ganjkhwaja, Son Nagar railway station, Gomoh, Andal and Dankuni (The eastern terminal point).

Status -

Eastern DFC

State Distance Covered

Punjab 88

Haryana 72

Uttar Pradesh 1049

Jharkhand 93

West Bengal 538

Total 1839

Eastern DFC

Section Distance Route Status

Ludhiana - Khurja 404Ludhiana-Ambala-Saharanpur-Meerut-Hapur-Khurja

Khurja - Bhaupur (near Kanpur)

343Khurja-Aligarh-Hathras-Tundla-Etawah-Bhaupur

TATA Projects India- Aldesa Spain joint venture are given contract for this section in 2013 January. [2][3]

Bhaupur (near Kanpur) - Mughalsarai

393Bhaupur-Prempur-Allahabad-Mughalsarai

The World Bank has sanctioned a loan for the development of this section in 2014 April. [4] [5]

Mughalsarai - Sonnagar

118 Mughalsarai-SonnagarContract awarded to C&C Construction Gurgaon and BSCPL. Work started in 2009 February. [6] This section will cost 3679 crores to develop and is funded by Government. [7]

Sonnagar - Dankuni 538 Sonnagar-Gomoh-Dankuni Bids to be invited soon (as of 2014 April). [8][9]

Dadri-Khurja 42 Dadri-Khurja

Total 1839

MAP –

Western Dedicated Freight Corridor

Overview

Type Freight rail

Status Approved in Indian Rail Budget

2014-15

LocaleDelhi NCT, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra, India

TerminiDhari, near DelhiJNPT, Navi Mumbai

Operation

Owner Indian Railways

Operator(s) Indian Railways

Technical

Line length 1,483 km (921 mi)

Track gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) Indian broad gauge

Western Dedicated Freight Corridor or Western DFC is a proposed freight corridor in India by Indian Railways. The is going to be a broad gauge corridor. This will connect two most important cities in India viz. Delhi (The national capital of India) and Mumbai (The commercial capital of India). This corridor will cover a distance of 1483 km and would be electrified with double line operation. A single line branch is proposed from Pirthala Junction to Tughlakabad. This will run parallel to existing Delhi - Mathura main line. Route from Rewari to Dhari will be entirely new line and Dhari will further be connected to Khurja junction which will connect this corridor to Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor.

Route –

The Western Dedicated Freight Corridor will begin at Dhari near Delhi in the state of Haryana covering a new patch of railway between Dhari - Rewari and then will run parallel to existing line via Narnaul, Ringas. The other important station will be Phulera and Marwar Junction in Rajasthan, Palanpur, Amli Road (Sabarmati), Makarpura (Vadodara), Gothangam / Kosad in Gujarat and Vasai Road in Maharastra before it terminates at JNPT at Nhava-Sheva near Navi Mumbai in state of Maharastra.

Western DFC

State Distance Covered

Haryana 192

Rajasthan 553

Gujarat 588

Maharashtra 150

Total 1483

Status –

Western DFC

Section Distance Route Status

Dadri - Rewari 141 Dadri-Rewari

Rewari - Iqbalgarh (near Palanpur)

626Rewari-Phulera (near Jaipur)-Ajmer-Marwar-Iqbalgarh

L&T- Sojitz Japan consortium are given EPC contract for this section in 2013 August. [2][3]

Iqbalgarh (near Palanpur) - Vadodara

304Iqbalgarh-Palanpur-Mehsana-Amli Road (near Ahmadabad)-Vadodara

Bidding under process as of 2013 November. [4] The work is under progress. [5]

Vadodara - Sachin (near Surat)

163 Vadodara- SachinBidding under process but could not find bidders as of 2014 April . [6]

Sachin (near Surat) - Jawaharlal Nehru Port

265Sachin-Valsad-Vasai Road-Jawaharlal Nehru Port

Total 1499

ROUTE –

Project Phasing - Both corridors will be constructed simultaneously.  It is envisaged that the corridors will be fully operational over their entire length by 2018-19.  The following table indicates the tentative phasing of the project:-

Western Corridor Year

Phase I Rewari- Vadodara (920 Kms) 2011-2017

Phase II Vadodara- JNPT(430Kms) 2012-2018

Phase III Rewari – Dadri(140 Kms) 2013-2018

Eastern Corridor  

Phase I-APL1 Khurja - Kanpur (343 Kms) 2011-2017

Phase II-APL2 Kanpur - Mughalsarai (390 Kms) 2013-2018

Phase III-APL3 Khurja-Ludhiana (397 Kms) 2014-2019

Phase IV (Funding through PPP)

Dankuni - Sonnagar (550 Kms) 2014-2019

Phase Ia ( Funding by Ministry of Railways)

Sonnagar - Mugal Sarai (125 Kms) 2010-2016

Dedicated Freight Corridor Project Status  

Eastern Corridor:  From Ludhiana to Punjab to Dankuni near Kolkata (1839 Kms).Western Corridor:  From Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) in Mumbai to Tuglakabad and Dadri near Delhi 1499 km.

Funding  Western Corridor: Funding by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for 645.173 billion JPY (approx. INR 45,434 Cr.) including cost for procurement of 200 Electric locomotives already tied up and loan agreements signed.

Eastern Corridor: (i) Mughalsarai-Ludhiana (1183 km) section of Eastern Corridor funded by World Bank for US$ 2.725 billion. Loan agreement signed for US$975 million for APL-1 (Bhaupur-Khurja). Loan appraisal for APL-2 (Mughalsarai-Bhaupur) expected by Sept, 2013 while for APL-3, World Bank has indicated that loan appraisal shall be taken up after APL-2.(ii) 122 km Mughalsarai-Sonnagar section funded by Budgetary Support.(iii) Dankuni-Sonnagar (534 km) section to be funded through PPP.

Status of the Project: Land Acquisition - Being acquired under Railway Amendment Act (RAA) 2008 - (units in hectares)

  Land to be acquired

Land Acquired

Eastern DFC 4807 3635 (75%)Western DFC 5860 5039 (85%)

Total 10667 8673 (81%)

Construction Work Progress

1. Eastern Corridor:

(i) Mughalsarai - Sonnagar section

1. Work of formation and bridges under progress - 94% completed.2. Contracts for track work of 66 kms section of Mughalsarai-Sonnagar

awarded. System tender awarded in May, 2013.

(ii) Khurja-Kanpur section (343 km): Contract for Civil, Structure & Track works awarded and contract agreement signed in March, 2013.

1. Western Corridor:2. Construction works of 54 major and important bridges in Vaitarna

- Bharuch section of Western DFc in progress. 21 major bridges completed.

3. Rewari-Iqbalgarh (626 km): Contract for Civil & Track Package awarded in June, 2013.

 Target Date for Commissioning:  Entire Western and Eastern DFC is targeted for commissioning by March 2018 except for the following section:

Durgawati-Karwandia, 66 km section of Mughalsarai-Sonnagar - March, 2014.

Balance 52 km section of Sonnagar-Mughalsarai - December, 2016. Bhaupur-Khurja, 343 km section on Eastern DFC - March, 2017. Rewari-Iqbalgarh, 641 km section on Western DFC - September,

2017. Iqbalgarh-Vadodara, 289 km section on Western DFC - December,

2017.

Referenceshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Dedicated_Freight_Corridor_Corporation_of_Indiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Eastern_Dedicated_Freight_Corridorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Western_Dedicated_Freight_Corridorhttp://www.dfccil.gov.in/dfccil_app/home.jsp

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