It is a broad gauge freight corridor under construction in India by Indian Railway. There are 2 corridors in the country, i.e. the Western and Eastern freight corridors.
Snapshot
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India has the fourth-largest railway system in the world, lagging behind only US, Russia and China.
The Indian rail network is spread across 67,368 km (approximately 93,000 running track km) with about 7,300 stations. The railways run close to 13,000 passenger trains that carry over 23 mn passengers daily. The Indian Railways transported over 1,221.39MT of freight in 2019.
Indian Railways is the single largest employer in India and eighth largest in the world; employing close to 1.4 mn people.
- Indian Railways envisages a prospective investment of $190 bn in the next 5 years
- Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail project sanctioned at a total cost of $15 bn
100% FDI allowed in railway infrastructure under the automatic route.
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Passenger traffic growth (2011-18)
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Freight traffic growth (2011-18)
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Average daily passengers
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Revenue from freight traffic (2016-17)
4th largest railway system in the world
4th largest rail freight carrier in the world
Single largest employer in India and 8th largest in the world
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- POLICIES & SCHEMES
Industry Scenario
The Indian Railways' passenger earnings in 2017-18 have been the highest ever and clocked a 4.86% increase to $7.55 bn from $7.2 bn during the previous financial year.
Indian Railways aspires to add 1.5% to the country’s GDP by building infrastructure to support 40% modal freight share of the economy.
Two Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFC), one on the Western route (Jawaharlal Nehru Port to Dadri) and another on the Eastern route (Ludhiana to Dankuni), have been fast-tracked.
The Indian Railways is looking electrify the entire network by 2025 which will lead to energy savings of $ 1.55Bn.
India Railways is focused on:
- 3,360 km dedicated freight corridors by 2020
- 700 stations to be fed with solar power in the medium term
- The Ministry of Railways has decided to redevelop 90 railway stations into world-class transit hubs
- Track Renewal speeded up - 2148 km old rails have been replaced with new rails upto November 2017
- Electric Traction of 2367 route kilometer has been achieved
Growth Drivers
Rising passenger & freight traffic
Increasing urbanization, rising incomes (both rural and urban), growing industrialization across the country along with private sector participation
Increasing freight traffic
Growing industrialization across the country
Dedicated freight corridor
Six high-capacity, high-speed dedicated freight corridors
Mass Rapid Transit Systems (MRTS)
MRTS is planned between Gurgaon and Bawal to provide direct connectivity to Manesar Bawal Investment Region (MBIR)
Diamond Quadrilateral network of high-speed rail
Connecting major metros and growth centers of the country
Investible Projects
Investment Opportunities in
- Projects
5
- Opportunity
$549.9 mn
- Promoters
1
- District
1
- Private Projects
0
- Govt. Projects
5
Major Investors
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Stakeholders
Government Ministry/Department
Industry Associations
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