Ravindra Kumar Jain, Managing Director, Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCI)

The 351 km New Bhaupur-New Khurja section of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC), built at a cost of Rs.57.5 billion, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi through video conferencing. This is the first section of the Eastern DFC to be completed. This feat has been achieved under the leadership of Ravindra Kumar Jain, Managing Director, Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCI). Additionally, the EDFC’s operational control centre was also inaugurated at Prayagraj, which will act as the command centre for the entire route. The inauguration of commercially run freight trains on the newly opened section along the EDFC will reduce congestion on the Khurja-Kanpur route by 50 per cent. It will ensure Indian Railways can run more trains on a congested train route that effectively connects North India with the East.