[DEC] Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor: Flashcards
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About the eastern corridor?
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Length: 1856 km.
Consists of two distinct segments: an electrified double-track segment & an electrified single-track segment.
[ELECTRIFIED DOUBLE TRACK ; ELECTRIFIED SINGLE TRACK]
Starts from Sahnewal near Ludhiana (Punjab) and will pass through the states of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand to terminate at Dankuni in West Bengal.
[SAHENWAL (PUNJAB) - DANKUNI (BENGAL) -> 6 STATES]
Constructed by Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL), that has been set up as a special purpose vehicle to build and operate Dedicated Freight Corridors.
[BY DEDICATED FREIGHT CORRIDOR CORPORATION]
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Map of eastern corridor
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https://www.insightsonindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/project_map.jpg
