Archive · 9 Sep 2026
India Completes 2,843-Kilometre Dedicated Freight Corridor Network Project
India has finished building a special railway network just for carrying goods.
It is called the Dedicated Freight Corridor.
The reported completed length is 2,843 kilometres, although officials also described it as more than 2,800 kilometres.
The last three sections in Gujarat and Maharashtra cover 326 kilometres.
They cost more than ₹20,700 crore to build.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the project moved very slowly before 2014.
He said the new tracks can help freight trains travel much faster.
Trucks can also move goods through connected routes in about 10 to 12 hours instead of around 30 hours.
The government says the corridor will make transportation more efficient and help lower logistics costs.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced completion of India’s Dedicated Freight Corridor network, reported at 2,843 route kilometres.
The final three Western Dedicated Freight Corridor sections cover 326 route kilometres and cost more than ₹20,700 crore.
The completed network links industrial centres with Jawaharlal Nehru Port and is intended to reduce rail congestion and logistics costs.
Modi said more than 430 freight trains now run daily, with freight and truck journeys taking substantially less time.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw described the milestone as a transformation from project files to completed tracks.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw highlighted the completion.
- What
- India completed its Eastern and Western Dedicated Freight Corridors, with the overall network reported at 2,843 kilometres.
- When
- The announcement was made on September 8, 2026.
- Where
- The announcement took place at a NaMo for Viksit Bharat event in Vadodara, Gujarat; the network connects industrial centres with Jawaharlal Nehru Port.
- Why
- The corridors are intended to speed cargo movement, reduce pressure on conventional railway lines and lower logistics costs.
- Reported total length
- 2,843 kilometres; officials also referred to the network as 2,800+ kilometres.
- Final sections
- New Sanand-New Makarpura, New Umbergaon-New Saphale and New Saphale-New JNPT.
- Final-section length
- 326 route kilometres.
- Final-section cost
- More than ₹20,700 crore.
- Daily freight traffic
- More than 430 freight trains run on the two corridors each day, according to Modi.
- Travel-time claims
- Freight trains can cover 100 kilometres in less than half the earlier 6.5 hours; truck journeys can take approximately 10-12 hours instead of around 30.
- Container capacity
- A recent double-stack train from JNPT to Vadodara carried cargo equivalent to more than 250 trucks, according to Modi.