Archive · 6 Sep 2025
Dedicated Freight Corridor Reduces Logistics Costs By $58 Million
Imagine a special train track just for cargo trains, built in India.
This new track, funded by the World Bank and JICA, makes it easier and cheaper to move goods.
The trains can go much faster and carry a lot more.
This has already saved businesses $58 million.
It also helps the environment by taking trucks off the road, which reduces pollution and makes the air cleaner.
Regular passenger trains are running more often and on time too!
Dedicated freight rail corridor reduced logistics costs by $58 million.
EDFC projects built 1,200 km of new tracks from 2011 to 2024.
Freight train capacity increased four-fold on the first section.
Freight trains now operate at three times the speed of conventional services.
Each freight train replaces about 72 trucks, reducing congestion and pollution.
- Who
- World Bank
- What
- A dedicated freight rail corridor has reduced logistics costs and increased efficiency.
- When
- Between 2011 and 2024
- Where
- India
- Why
- To enhance freight and passenger transport efficiency, reduce costs, and lower emissions.
- Logistics Cost Reduction
- $58 million
- EDFC Track Length
- 1,200 km
- Freight Train Speed Increase
- 3x conventional services
- Freight Train Capacity Increase
- Four-fold
- Highway Trucks Replaced
- 72 per km-long train