The 1,337 km stretch forming the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) has been completed, officials at the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) said on Friday, October 13, 2023.
“The first freight train powered by electric traction from New Sahnewal in Ludhiana to New Khurja via New Khatauli station in Uttar Pradesh was run on October 11 across a stretch of 401 km,” said R.K. Jain, managing director, DFCCIL.
Of the total revised cost of the Eastern and Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) of ₹1.24 lakh crore, the EDFC has cost ₹51,000 crore, Mr. Jain told The Hindu . The revised cost for WDFC is ₹72,000 crore.