 "Narendra Modi")
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday flagged off the world’s first double-stack long-haul container train from New Ateli in Haryana to New Kishanganj in Rajasthan.
He also launched the 306-km Rewari-Madar section of the Western dedicated freight corridor (DFC).
Modi said that since the launch of the New Bhaupur-New Khurja section of the DFC, the average speed of freight trains has tripled in that section.
One train carries 360 10-feet container equivalent units (TEU), which is equivalent to 270 high capacity trailer trucks, a rail ministry statement said.
The corridor is expected to boost farming and
He also launched the 306-km Rewari-Madar section of the Western dedicated freight corridor (DFC).
Modi said that since the launch of the New Bhaupur-New Khurja section of the DFC, the average speed of freight trains has tripled in that section.
One train carries 360 10-feet container equivalent units (TEU), which is equivalent to 270 high capacity trailer trucks, a rail ministry statement said.
The corridor is expected to boost farming and
