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Western Dedicated Freight Corridor becomes fully operational, spanning 2,843 km
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Western Dedicated Freight Corridor becomes fully operational, spanning 2,843 km
The Western Dedicated Freight Corridor between Delhi and Mumbai has become fully operational, giving India a 2,843-km dedicated freight rail backbone.
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The Western Dedicated Freight Corridor, running between Delhi and Mumbai, has become fully operational, giving India a dedicated freight rail backbone of 2,843 km.
Dedicated Freight Corridors are exclusive freight-only rail lines built to separate goods traffic from passenger trains, cutting transit times and raising the capacity of the Indian Railways network.
Officials describe the corridor as a template for the next phase of India's logistics infrastructure push, including the Eastern DFC.
Sources: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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- Dedicated Freight Corridor
- Indian Railways
- logistics
- infrastructure
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- Dedicated Freight Corridor, Indian Railways, logistics, infrastructure
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The Western Dedicated Freight Corridor, which has recently become fully operational, primarily connects which two cities?
- Delhi and Kolkata
- Mumbai and Chennai
- Kolkata and Chennai
- Delhi and Mumbai
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Answer: D — The Western Dedicated Freight Corridor runs between Delhi and Mumbai and has recently become fully operational, giving India a 2,843-km dedicated freight rail backbone.
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