To prevent accidents at railway crossings, which constitute as much as 40% of all rail accidents, the Dedicated Freight Corridor will have 1,000 over bridges and underpasses, officials said.
“We are in the process of constructing 700 underpasses and 300 over bridges. Out of these, 550 underpasses have already been built,” said RK Jain, managing director, DFC. The DFC has identified 46 crossings where it will soon begin constructing rail flyovers, he added.
“The DFC project will be accident-free,” a DFC official said, adding that the project will meet international safety standards. Once the flyovers and underpasses are built, goods trains will be able to run at a speed of 100 kmph, he said, seeking anonymity.
