The movement of double stack containers by rail is presently in vogue mainly in China and USA. 
While the contact wire height for electrification of double stack container trains in China is 6.6 metres, the same is 7.1 metres in USA.

It is for the first time in the world that overhead equipment has been erected at a height of 7.45 metres in India for running of double stack goods trains under electric traction.

Electrification of Jakhapura-Daitari section was sanctioned during January 2007 and this work was completed within a record period of two months.

The trial for this railway electrification project was conducted during the first week of July this year.
The trial was conducted by electric locomotive fitted with special type of pantograph.

Consultancy for the trail was given by international agencies like Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) who will evaluate the test reports and give recommendations for running of double stack container trains under electric traction.