The locomotives from the flagship Make in India project will be put to service on the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC)
A locomotive, powered by lithium-ion batteries, has already been developed and put into operation at the Eastern Railway
The first locomotive is part of a Rs 3.5 billion order for 800 electric double-section locomotives, signed in 2015, part of the Ministry of Railways' public-private partnership programme to modernise