The Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) has completed the construction of 14 new railway stations along the freight corridor between Sahnewal and Pilkhni near Saharanpur. These stations are exclusively for freight trains and will be staffed by over 100 employees working in shifts to monitor the 24-hour freight...
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train operations. Multi-modular logistics hubs will be established at these stations to facilitate freight handling. The DFCCIL is also planning to conduct another trial run of the 'Shesha Nag' freight train, this time with the aim of increasing its speed for faster and more efficient transportation. The trial run will be conducted by a team from the safety department to monitor the train's performance and identify areas for improvement. Following this, the DFCCIL will conduct trials of double-decker freight trains. The 'Shesha Nag' trial run on February 4th involved a train consisting of three freight wagons pulled by two locomotives, which covered a distance of 178 kilometers in 3 hours at a speed of 80 km/h. The DFCCIL project, which began in July 2016, was initially estimated to cost ₹3000 crores but eventually reached ₹5500 crores. This included ₹2500 crores for civil work, ₹1000 crores for signaling and OHE work, and ₹1200 crores for land acquisition. The new freight corridor has already started to benefit passenger trains on the Ambala-Saharanpur rail line, allowing for increased speeds and improved travel times. 50 freight trains have been shifted to the DFCCIL corridor, and the DFCCIL is planning an awareness program for local residents to inform them about the corridor.