Inspection of New Track Construction (NTC) working site on the Khurja-Dadri section of the EDFC by Vice Chairman Niti Aayog and Chairman Railway Board

Vinod Kumar Yadav, Chairman Railway Board appreciated the hard work put in by the DFC collective, contractors for this project of national importance and expressed confidence at the achieving of the deadlines by DFCCIL. Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman Niti Aayog appreciated DFC 24X7 working. He become Impressed by the speedy implementation of the Project which is scheduled to be completed in time and will act as a crucial multiplier for the Indian Economy. He complimented to the team DFCCIL& IndianRailways.

Entire track laying of the DFCCIL is being undertaken by the New Track Construction (NTC) machine which has the capacity to lay 1.5 km track per day and is ensuring safety, precision and reliability. The Khurja-Dadri Section is the connecting link between the Eastern & Western Dedicated Freight Corridors having the capacity to run Heavy Haul & Long Haul Freight trains at 100 kmph

Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman Niti Aayog and Vinod Kumar Yadav, Chairman Railway Board and accompanied by Anurag Sachan, MD DFCCIL inspected the Wair detour of the Khurja-Dadri section of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor today. The esteemed dignitaries visited the New Track Construction (NTC) Machine working site at Wair detour near Khurja, UP. The Khurja Dadri section is the connecting link between the Eastern and Western Dedicated Freight Corridors on which Heavy Haul and Long Haul Freight trains can run at a speed of 100 KMPH ensuring seamless and fast logistics movement.

DFC is using NTC machines for laying the entire length of track across both the Eastern & Western Dedicated Freight Corridor, for the first time in India. Currently, there are seven NTC machines being deployed along the DFC alignment with four in EDFC and three in WDFC respectively.

After inspecting the track laying working site by the NTC machine which has the capability to lay 1.5 km of track per day, Sh Vinod Kumar Yadav, Chairman Railway Board appreciated the hard work put in by the DFC for this project of national importance and expressed confidence at the achieving of the deadlines by DFCCIL.

Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman Niti Aayog appreciated the speedy implementation of the Project which is scheduled to be completed in 2022 and said that DFCCIL would act as a crucial multiplier for the Indian Economy. He complimented to the team DFCCIL& IndianRailways.

Entire Track Laying in DFCCIL undertaken by New Track Construction (NTC) Machine – For the First Time in India:

DFC is using NTC machines for laying the entire length of track across both the Eastern & Western Dedicated Freight Corridor, for the first time in India. Currently, there are seven NTC machines being deployed along the DFC alignment with four in EDFC and three in WDFC respectively. In the EDFC, 4 NTC machines are deployed in the Allahabad – New Bhaupur, Allahabad – Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya junction, Bhaupur – Bhadan, Khurja Dadri sections and in WDFC, 3 NTC machines are deployed at Palanpur-Makarpura, Gothangam-Baroda and Anchali-Sachin sections respectively.