Dedicated western freight corridor to impact Mumbai-Delhi NH-8 toll revenues

The shift of freight movement from road to rail through dedicated freight corridors is expected to have an adverse impact on toll collection in the Mumbai-Delhi NH-8 route.

Ratings agency ICRA, in a report said that while the completion of the eastern and western dedicated freight corridors are expected to be the game changers, it is likely to witness a one-time reduction in toll collections by 11 per cent once the western dedicated freight corridor becomes operational in 2022.

This is due to shift in automobile, cement and container freight to this corridor, the ratings agency said.

Further, the eastern dedicated freight corridor will cause a 6 per cent decline in toll collections in the Delhi – Kolkata NH-2 route, ICRA said.