Freight train on DFC clocks record speed of 99.30 kmph, runs faster than Rajdhani trains

Goods trains on the dedicated freight corridor are running at speeds faster than Rajdhani trains, with one clocking a record 99.30 kmph on Saturday, officials said.

The feat was achieved on the 331-km New Khurja-New Bhaupur section of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC), which was opened for operations by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 29, 2020.

The other section, the 306 km between Rewari and Madar on the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC), was opened on January 7. Till date in these sections, a total of 4,000 trains have been run with more than 3,000 trains being run on the EDFC.

“Some of the trains in the section are achieving an average speed of 99.40 kmph in EDFC and 89.50 kmph in WDFC. These speeds are comparable to any of the fastest mail express trains,” an official said.

In fact, of the 3077 trains that ran on EDFC so far the maximum speed was 97.85 kmph before the milestone was reached on Saturday. On WDFC, the maximum speed of the 837 trains was 89.50 kmph.

This speed is faster than the Rajdhani trains which run at an average speed of around 80 kmph on the rail network.