A brief introduction to history of Indian Railways 

"Indian Railways, the life line of India.  -Ministry of railways, India" 

Indian Railways is one of the largest and busiest organizations in the world, contributing to the construction and development of this country's economy. In the early days before independence, it was mostly used for transportation of goods which were been exported to Britain, Hence developing the economy of Britain. 

After independence Indian railways faced many challenges as colonizers left it in bad condition. It was fully developed and made functional after receiving funds from the Indian government. 

Since then many trains, both Freight and passenger, were launched, due to the increase in the number of trains on limited tracks, the trains faced heavy traffic and frequent accidents.

Observing this issues Indian government launched the DFC (Dedicated Freight Corridor) project in 2005.

DFC (Dedicated Freight Corridor) 

Dedicated freight corridor is high-speed

The construction, maintenance and operation of DFCs are controlled by DFCCIL (Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited) undertaken by the Ministry of Railways/ Indian Railways.  

Since the route is separated, the traffic will majorly reduce, hence passenger trains will now run smoothly in time.   

The project is highly focused on efficiency, capacity & speed. 

•  Efficiency
  DFCs are designed to carry heavy and longer freight trains compared to the traditional Freight trains. 95% of the locomotives will be heavy duty electric locomotives and 5% will be Diesel-electric locomotives for emergency, which will decrease carbon emission, diesel dependency and maintenance.
  
  
  
  
  
• Capacity   
  High capacity freight coach and parcel vans will be used and the number of freight coaches will be increased. This will allow Indian Railways to transport more freight per train, which will reduce congestion on the existing network.
  
  
  
  
• Speed
  As the updated track and advance automatic signaling systems are installed, DFCs will allow freight trains to achieve average speed of 100 KMPH, which will benefit businesses and consumers alike.