What is Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC)?

Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC)

EDFC is 1,840 km long freight corridor of Indian Railways extending from Ludhiana in Punjab to Kolkata in West Bengal.

The objective of the EDFC is to augment railway freight carrying capacity along the railway corridor between Ludhiana and Kolkata.

The project will benefit industries of northern and eastern India, which rely on railway network for transportation of material inputs and processed goods.

It is also going to help to reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions, as trains complying on this dedicated freight corridor will operate entirely on electricity.