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Railways maintains steady momentum with higher freight loading in May 2021

Indian Railways reported 114.8 million tonnes of freight loading in May 2021 which is 9.7 per cent higher than the previous best of 104.6 MT reported in May 2019.

Higher realisations, market share gains drive Container Corporation stock

The resolution of land licence fee however remains the key trigger

A beaten track: Plan for Railways has vision but lacks clarity on execution

The national transport utility's long-awaited draft national plan merely reiterates a direction that has already been set

PM flags off world's 1st double-stack container train, launches DFC section

One train carries 360 10-feet container equivalent units (TEU), which is equivalent to 270 high capacity trailer trucks

As recession hits nation, dedicated freight corridor may get operational

Augmenting freight operations through better marketing, cheaper tariff and discount packages has been on the railway agenda

Prayagraj to house the nerve centre of automated goods train running system

Built by the French railway technology company Alstom, it will also host a 90-metre-long digital wall for train operation, said to be the second largest in Asia

Andhra govt requests dedicated freight corridor connectivity to its ports

The Andhra Pradesh government has requested the Railways to extend its dedicated freight corridor connectivity to ports in the state

Dedicated Freight Corridor braves Covid, completes 17% planned expenditure

DFC employed over 22,000 people during lockdown. For 2020-21, total capex lined up for project is Rs 11,344 cr, up 13% from Rs 10,034 cr during 2019-20

Govt plans to lease out dedicated freight corridor tracks to private firms

To rope in telecom companies and make use of optic fibre network

Sonnagar-Dankuni freight corridor section likely to get aid from World Bank

The 538-km stretch is estimated to cost Rs 15,000 crore

JICA grants Rs 11,033-cr ODA loan for Freight Corridor, Mumbai Metro

Japanese ODA loans are long-term low interest rate loans advanced to the developing countries

Dedicated rail freight corridors look to rope in Amazon, Flipkart

'A game-changer for parcel industry'; move expected to slash parcel delivery times drastically

Private sector players to add steam to eastern dedicated freight corridor

If public sector majors like NTPC or Coal India show any interest, the possibilities of a joint venture cannot be ruled out

Dedicated Freight Corridor gets a new deadline, it's a race against time

DFC may finally see the light of day with the Narendra Modi government planning to complete it by December 2021, ahead of India's 75th Independence day in 2022

800-km stretch of dedicated freight corridor to be opened this year

The railways opened the 190-km Ateli (Haryana)-Phulera (Rajasthan) section of the Western DFC earlier this year

There has been a five-fold rise in progress of work on DFCC: Adesh Sharma

Q&A with Managing Director, Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation (DFCC)

India to invest Rs 3.3 lakh cr on three new rail freight corridors

The 5,500 km-long corridors will supplement plans to lay 3,300 km of two arms of Dedicated Freight Corridor project

Quiet first trial of freight corridor

Dedicated track for goods opened between Durgawati and Sasaram in Bihar