1,176 km of 1,506-km Western Dedicated Freight Corridor complete: Rail Minister in Rajya Sabha

Of the 1,506 km Western Dedicated Freight Corridor, 1,176 km has been completed, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has informed Rajya Sabha. The Western Dedicated Freight Corridor connecting Jawaharlal Nehru Port Terminal to Dadri passes through Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Patan, Banas Kantha, Anand, Kheda, Vadodara, Bharuch, Surat, Valsad and Navsari districts in Gujarat, he said last Friday.

Responding to a question by BJP MP Rambhai Harjibhai Mokaria, the railway minister said the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor will promote industrial activities in the region by leveraging the industrial corridors, townships, new freight terminals, multimodal cargo terminals, multimodal logistic parks and inland container depots in Gujarat.