Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited’s (DFCCIL) Ambala unit on Tuesday conducted its first trial on the Shambhu-Sahnewal section of freight corridor in Punjab.
The 82-km long track starting near Haryana-Punjab border in Patiala ends at Sahnewal in Ludhiana and is part of the total 175.1-km section from Sahnewal in Punjab to Pilkhani in Uttar Pradesh of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor.
Unit chief general manager (CGM) Pankaj Gupta said a successful trial of an electric loco goods train was conducted on the track after receiving authorisation from higher authorities.
