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{{short description|Indian Railways broad gauge}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}

{{Infobox rail line
| name = Western Dedicated Freight Corridor
| image =
| image_width =
| caption =
| type = [[Freight rail]]
| system =
| status = 306 km Operational , Partly Under Construction
| locale = [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Delhi NCT]], [[Haryana]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Gujarat]] and [[Maharashtra]]
| start = [[Dadri|Dadri, Uttar Pradesh]] (near [[Delhi]])
| end = [[Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust|JNPT]], [[Navi Mumbai]]
| stations =
| ridership2 =
| owner = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India|DFCCIL]]
| character =
| stock =
| linelength_km = 1504
| tracklength =

| gauge = {{RailGauge|5ft6in}} [[5 ft 6 in gauge railway|Indian broad gauge]]
| speed =
| elevation =
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{{Western Dedicated Freight Corridor}}

'''Western Dedicated Freight Corridor''' or '''Western DFC''' is a [[5 ft 6 in gauge railway|broad gauge]] freight corridor under construction in [[India]] by [[Indian Railways]]. It will connect [[Dadri]] in Uttar Pradesh near India's capital, [[New Delhi]] with India's economic hub, [[Jawaharlal Nehru Port]] in [[Navi Mumbai]]. This corridor will cover a distance of 1483 km and would be electrified with double line operation. The [[Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor]] (Eastern DFC) has a branch line which connects Khurja (Bulandshahr) on Eastern DFC with Dadri (Gautam Buddha Nagar) on the Western DFC.

Western DFC is exclusively for transporting the freight at higher speed with increased load carrying capacity. Main freight includes fertilisers, food grains, salt, coal, iron, steel and cement. It uses [[Butt_welding#Flash|Flash Butt Welded]] [[Rail_profile|head]]-[[Hardening (metallurgy)|hardened]] (HH) 250m-long [[Track (rail transport)|rails]] with track's axle load capacity of 32.5t compared to the existing 25t axle load used on Indian rail tracks. [[Government of India]] established the [[Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India]] (DFCCIL) in 2006 to undertake construction of this project.<ref name=dfcinfratech1>[https://www.railway-technology.com/projects/western-dedicated-freight-corridor/ Western Dedicated Freight Corridor, India], Railway-technology.com.</ref>

Western DFC entails a new single line branch from Prithla ([[Palwal district|Palwal]]) to Tughlakabad (Delhi) running parallel to existing [[New Delhi]] - [[Mathura]] main passenger line. The Route from [[Rewari]] to [[Dadri, Uttar Pradesh (Assembly constituency)|Dadri]] and Dadri to [[Khurja]] junction is entirely a new line.

==Construction history and current status==

India's first 2 DFCs, [[Western Dedicated Freight Corridor]] from [[Dadri]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]] to [[Mumbai]] in [[Maharashtra]] and [[Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor]] from [[Ludhiana]] in [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] to [[Dankuni]] in [[West Bengal]], are aimed at decongesting the railway network by moving 70% of India's goods train to these two corridors. Both are on track for completion by December 2021.<ref name=kya1/>

On 15 August 2018, DFCCIL successfully conducted the inaugural run of an Indian Railways freight train along the 190 km segment between New Ateli and New Phulera stations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ateli-enters-history-on-a-freight-train/article24861766.ece|title=Ateli enters history on a freight train|first=Yuthika|last=Bhargava|date=4 September 2018|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

In 28 December 2019, DFCCIL successfully tested the 306 km stretch between Kishangarh Balawas (Rewari) and Madar(Ajmer).
The 306 km route commenced operations on 7 January 2021.

In July 2020, testing for the 352.7 km Madar to Palanpur stretch was completed.<ref>[http://www.maritimegateway.com/dfccil-launches-trial-run-new-palanpur-durai DFCCIL launches trial run]</ref> At that time, 99% of the required land for the two corridors had been acquired, and 56% of the WDFC and 60% of the EDFC were complete.<ref name=kya1>[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 Railways' two big ticket projects DFC, bullet train on track despite lockdown: Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav]. Economic Times, 6 June 2020.</ref>

==Route==

The Western Dedicated Freight Corridor will begin at [[Dadri, Uttar Pradesh (Assembly constituency)|Dadri]] near [[Delhi]] in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] covering a new patch of railway between [[Dadri, Uttar Pradesh (Assembly constituency)|Dadri]] - [[Rewari]] and then will run parallel to existing line via [[Narnaul]], [[Sri Madhopur ]] and [[Ringas]]. The other important station will be [[Phulera]] and [[Marwar|Marwar Junction]] in [[Rajasthan]], [[Palanpur]], [[Amli, India|Amli Road]] ([[Sabarmati railway station|Sabarmati]]), [[Makarpura]] ([[Vadodara]]), [[Gothangam]] / [[Kosad]] in [[Gujarat]] and [[Vasai Road railway station|Vasai Road]] in [[Maharashtra]] before it terminates at [[Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust|JNPT]] at [[Nhava]]-[[Sheva, India|Sheva]] in [[Navi Mumbai]]'s [[Raigad district]], in state of [[Maharashtra]].<ref name=dfcinfratech1/>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan=2| Western DFC
|-
! State
! Distance Covered
|-
| Haryana
| style="text-align:center;"|177
|-
| Rajasthan
| style="text-align:center;"|567
|-
| Gujarat
| style="text-align:center;"|565
|-
| Maharashtra
| style="text-align:center;"|177
|-
| Uttar Pradesh
| style="text-align:center;"|18
|-
! Total
! 1504<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dfccil.gov.in/dfccil_app/Western_Corridor|title=Website}}</ref>
|}

==Construction==

This corridor is divided into 5 section for contracting purposes.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Das|first1=Mamuni|title=Rlys’ reluctance to cede control delays $1-billion World Bank loan|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/rlys-reluctance-to-cede-control-delays-1billion-world-bank-loan/article4577431.ece|access-date=5 May 2014|work=The Hindu Business Line|date=3 April 2013|language=en}}</ref>

{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! colspan="6" | Western DFC
|-
! Section
! Distance
! Route
! Status
! Project contractor
! Completion Date
|-
| [[Dadri]] - [[Rewari]]
| style="text-align:center;"|141
| Dadri-Rewari
| {{pending|Under construction}}
|L&T-Sojitz Consortium<ref>{{cite news|last1=Tandon|first1=Shubhra|title=Larsen & Toubro set to win Rs 4,000 cr western dedicated freight corridor project|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/industry/companies/larsen-toubro-set-to-win-rs-4000-cr-western-dedicated-freight-corridor-project/340842/|work=The Financial Express|date=8 August 2016}}</ref>
| 2021 December
|-
| [[Rewari]] - [[Palanpur|Iqbalgarh (Palanpur)]]
| style="text-align:center;"|641
| Rewari-Phulera (near Jaipur)-Ajmer-Marwar-Iqbalgarh
| {{active|Operational}}
| [[Larsen & Toubro|L&T]]-[[Sojitz]] Consortium.
| 2021 March
|-
| [[Palanpur|Iqbalgarh (Palanpur)]] - [[Vadodara]]
| style="text-align:center;"|304
| Iqbalgarh (Palanpur)-Mehsana-Amli Road (near Ahmadabad)-Vadodara
| {{pending|Under construction}}
| L&T-Sojitz-Gayatri Projects Consortium
| 2021 September
|-
| [[Vadodara]] - [[Sachin, Gujarat|Sachin]]
| style="text-align:center;"|163
| Vadodara-[[Sachin, Gujarat|Sachin]]
| {{pending|Under construction}}
| Mitsui-IRCON-Tata Consortium<ref name="thbl-5jan16">{{cite news|last1=Kumar|first1=V Rishi|title=Mitsui-led consortium starts work on Western Dedicated Freight Corridor Project|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/mitsui-tata-projects-ircon-consortium-commence-work-on-western-dedicated-freight-corridor-project/article8068709.ece|work=The Hindu Business Line|date=5 January 2016|language=en}}</ref>
| 2022 June
|-
| [[Sachin, Gujarat|Sachin]] - [[Jawaharlal Nehru Port|JNPT]]
| style="text-align:center;"|265
| [[Sachin, Gujarat|Sachin]]-Valsad-Vasai Road-Jawaharlal Nehru Port
| {{pending|Under construction}}
| Mitsui-IRCON-Tata Consortium<ref name="thbl-5jan16"/>
| 2022 June
|-
! Total
! 1504
|
|
|
|
|}

==See also==

* [[Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India]]
* [[Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor]]
* [[Future of rail transport in India]]
* [[High-speed rail in India]]
* [[Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://dfccil.gov.in/dfccil_app/Western_Corridor.jsp Western DFC]
* [http://dfccil.gov.in/dfccil_app/Project_Status Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) Official link for project status]

{{Dedicated freight corridors of India}}

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