Trains will reach Dadri from Sonnagar in 15-20 hours: DFCCIL MD RK Jain

Jun 16, 2023

New Delhi, June 16 (ANI): Speaking on the achievement of Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL), RK Jain, Managing Director, said that the DFCCIL achieved a major milestone with the commissioning of the 27 km Ahraura – DDU leg of Eastern DFC. “The first train ran on the newly commissioned section on June 15. With the completion of this critical stretch, seamless connectivity from Sonnagar (Bihar) to Sanand (Gujarat) of 1,875 km length is established. This feat represents a monumental achievement for the project, as it paves the way for enhanced efficiency, reduced transit time, and increased capacity for freight transportation,” RK Jain said. He also said, “Now, transit for coal from coal fields of eastern India to power plants of Northern India will be entirely on the DFC route from Sonnagar to Dadri. Transportation time is expected to be reduced to half as Coal trains will completely avoid the congested routes of Indian Railways. This will lead to a saving of approximately 1 day which in turn will reduce the turnaround time of precious rakes for coal transportation.” This route has been made a necklace of DFC connecting East to West and West to East, he added.