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{{short description|Dedicated freight railway under construction in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox rail line
| name = Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor
| image =
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| type = [[Freight rail]]
| system =
| status = Partly Operational, Partly under construction
| locale = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Haryana]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Bihar]], [[Jharkhand]] and [[West Bengal]]
| start = [[Ludhiana]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| end = [[Dankuni]], [[West Bengal]]
| stations =
| ridership2 =
| owner = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India|DFCCIL]]
| character =
| stock =
| linelength_km = 1839
| tracklength =
| gauge = {{RailGauge|5ft6in}} [[5 ft 6 in gauge railway|Indian broad gauge]]
| speed =
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{{Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor}}

'''Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor''' '''(EDFC)''' is a freight specific railway under construction in [[North India|northern]] to [[East India|eastern]] [[India]] by the [[Indian Railways]]. The railway will run between [[Ludhiana]] in [[Punjab]] and [[Dankuni]] (near [[Kolkata]]) in [[West Bengal]]. The railway is one of the multiple [[Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India|freight corridors]]. For the railway line, [[5 ft 6 in gauge railway|broad gauge]] will be used. The Eastern DFC will mostly have double tracks and will be electrified but the section from Ludhiana in [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] to [[Khurja]] ([[Bulandshahr]]) in [[Uttar Pradesh]] 400 Km will be single line electrified due to lack of space. This freight corridor will cover a total distance of 1839 km. This corridor will have a 46 Km branch line which shall join [[Khurja]] on the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor with [[Dadri]] on the [[Western Dedicated Freight Corridor]].

First two DFC, [[Western Dedicated Freight Corridor]] (WDFC), from Uttar Pradesh to [[Mumbai]] and EDFC from Punjab to West Bengal, which will decongest railway network by moving 70% of India's goods train to these two corridors, are both on track for completion in December 2021. 99% required land for these 2 have been acquired, and 56% of WDFC and 60% of EDFC are complete as of July 2020.<ref name=kya1>{{cite news |last1=PTI |title=Railways' two big ticket projects DFC, bullet train on track despite lockdown: Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/railways/railways-two-big-ticket-projects-dfc-bullet-train-on-track-despite-lockdown-railway-board-chairman-vk-yadav/articleshow/76856700.cms |access-date=22 January 2021 |work=The Economic Times |date=6 July 2020}}</ref>

==Route==
The freight 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 pass through the important districts of [[Sahnewal]], [[Doraha, Ludhiana]], [[Sirhind]], [[Rajpura]], [[Ambala]], [[Yamunanagar]], [[Saharanpur]], [[Muzaffarnagar]], [[Meerut]], [[Hapur]], [[Bulandshahr]], [[Aligarh]], [[Hathras]], [[Barhan railway station|Barhan]], [[Tundla]], [[Firozabad]], [[Etawah]], [[Kanpur]], [[Allahabad]] and [[Chandauli district|Chandauli]]. To reduce load over the main line, this line will have many junctions. The proposed junctions on this line are Dhandharikalan, [[Sirhind]], [[Rajpura]], [[Kalanaur, Haryana|Khalanaur]], [[Khurja]], Daudkhan, [[Tundla]], [[Bhaupur]], [[Prempur]], [[Karchana|Karchhana]], Jeonathpur, [[Mughalsarai Junction railway station]], Ganjkhwaja, [[Sasaram]], Dehri On Sone, [[Son Nagar]], [[Gomoh]], [[Andal]], [[Bardhaman]] and [[Dankuni]] (The eastern terminal point).

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan=2| Eastern DFC
|-
! State
! Distance Covered
|-
| Punjab
| style="text-align:center;"|88
|-
| Haryana
| style="text-align:center;"|72
|-
| Uttar Pradesh
| style="text-align:center;"|1058
|-
| Bihar
| style="text-align:center;"|239
|-
| Jharkhand
| style="text-align:center;"|196
|-
| West Bengal
| style="text-align:center;"|203
|-
! Total
! 1856
|}

==Construction==
This corridor is divided into multiple sections for contracting purposes.<ref>[http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/rlys-reluctance-to-cede-control-delays-1billion-world-bank-loan/article4577431.ece Rlys’ reluctance to cede control delays $1-billion World Bank loan | Business Line]. Thehindubusinessline.com (3 April 2013). Retrieved on 5 May 2014.</ref>

{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! colspan="6" | Eastern DFC
|-
! Section
! Distance in [[km]]
! Route
! Status
! Project contractor
! Completion Date
|-
| Ludhiana - Khurja
| style="text-align:center;"|365
| Ludhiana-[[Ambala]]-[[Saharanpur]]-[[Yamunanagar]]-[[Muzaffarnagar]]-[[Meerut]]-[[Hapur]]-[[Bulandshahr]]-Khurja
| {{pending|Under construction}}
| [[GMR Group]]
| 2022 March
|-
| Khurja - Bhaupur (near [[Kanpur]])
| style="text-align:center;"|351
| Khurja-[[Aligarh]]-[[Hathras]]-[[Tundla]]-[[Etawah]]-[[Bhaupur]]
| {{active|Operational}} <ref>{{Cite news|date=14 June 2019|title=Bhaupur and Khurja section of DFC to be ready by November: DFCCIL|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/railways/bhaupur-and-khurja-section-of-dfc-to-be-ready-by-november-dfccil/articleshow/69793707.cms?from=mdr|access-date=29 June 2020}}</ref>
| [[Tata Group|Tata Projects India]]- Aldesa Group<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kanwar |first1=Disha |title=DFCC awards Rs 3,300 cr Khurja-Bhaupur contract to Tata Aldesa JV |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/dfcc-awards-rs-3-300-cr-khurja-bhaupur-contract-to-tata-aldesa-jv-113012400257_1.html |access-date=5 May 2014 |work=Business Standard India |date=24 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Work on Eastern dedicated freight corridor project begins |url=http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/work-on-eastern-dedicated-freight-corridor-project-begins/article4491974.ece |access-date=5 May 2014 |work=The Hindu |date=9 March 2013 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
| 2020 December
|-
| Bhaupur (near Kanpur) - Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyay Nagar
| style="text-align:center;"|402
| Bhaupur-Prempur-Manauri (near [[Prayagraj]])-Chheoki East/ Karchhana west (near Prayagraj) - Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyay Nagar
| {{pending|Under construction}}
| [[GMR Group]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thakur |first1=Raghav |title=More Indian freight corridor contracts awarded |url=https://www.railjournal.com/regions/asia/more-indian-freight-corridor-contracts-awarded/ |access-date=24 December 2020 |work=International Railway Journal |date=13 June 2016 |language=en}}</ref>
| 2022 June
|-
| Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyay Nagar - Sonnagar
| style="text-align:center;"|137
| Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyay Nagar- Dehri On Sone-Sonnagar
| {{pending|Under construction}}
| C&C Construction Gurgaon and BSCPL
| 2021 December
|-
| Sonnagar - Dankuni
| style="text-align:center;"|538
| Sonnagar-Gomoh-Dankuni
|
| PPP Model
| {{grey|Not Finalized}}
|-
| Dadri-Khurja
| style="text-align:center;"|46
| Dadri-Khurja
| {{active|Operational}}
| [[GMR Group]]
| 2021 June
|-
! Total
! 1839
|
|
|
|
|}

== Operations control center (OCC) ==
Built by [[Alstom]] at Prayagraj, OCC will house command and control center to monitor all trains and power supply systems on Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor.<ref>{{Cite news|date=29 December 2020|title=PM Modi inaugurates EDFC’s Operation Control Centre at Prayagraj|url=https://www.railpost.in/operation-control-centre-prayagraj-inaugurated-to-control-the-whole-of-edfc/|access-date=5 March 2021|work=RailPost.in|language=en-US}}</ref> It will be manned by 150 people and the facility is spread across 4.2 [[Acre|acres]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=PM to inaugurate the New Bhaupur- New Khurja section and the Operation Control Centre of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor on 29 December|url=http://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1683983|access-date=5 March 2021|website=pib.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Jacob|first=Shine|date=7 September 2020|title=Prayagraj to house the nerve centre of automated goods train running system|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/indian-railways/prayagraj-to-house-the-nerve-centre-of-automated-goods-train-running-system-120090600780_1.html|access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref>
[[File:Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor of India.jpg|thumb|Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor of India]]

==See also==
* [[Western Dedicated Freight Corridor]]
* [[Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India]]
* [[High-speed rail in India]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://dfccil.gov.in/dfccil_app/Eastern_Corridor.jsp Eastern DFC]
* [http://www.railnews.co.in/dfccil-managing-director-inspects-kanpur-khurja-railway-track/ Map of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor]
* [http://dfccil.gov.in/dfccil_app/Project_status.jsp Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) Official link for project status]

{{Dedicated freight corridors of India}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:East Dedicated Freight Corridor}}
[[Category:Transport in Ludhiana]]
[[Category:Dedicated freight corridors of India]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Jharkhand]]
[[Category:5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India]]
[[Category:Transport in Kolkata]]

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