Goods Trains On Dedicated Corridors Running Faster Than Rajdhani: Report

Of the 3077 trains that ran on Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) so far the maximum speed was 97.85 kmph before the milestone was reached on Saturday.

Goods trains on the dedicated freight corridor are running at speeds faster than Rajdhani trains, with one clocking a record 99.30 kmph on Saturday, officials said. The feat was achieved on the 331-km New Khurja-New Bhaupur section of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC), which was opened for operations by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 29, 2020. The other section, the 306 km between Rewari and Madar on the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC), was opened on January 7. Till date in these sections, a total of 4,000 trains have been run with more than 3,000 trains being run on the EDFC.