WDFC: Madar-Palanpur Railway Freight Section Commissioned, To Boost Cement Loading

With the commissioning of the 351-km-long Madar-Palanpur section, three cement sidings have seamlessly got connected with the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor of the Indian Railways, boosting cement loadings and ensuring fast track infrastructure development of the region.

Passing through the Aravalli range of mountains, the section is expected to provide easy access to the cement cluster for Western Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.

According to a senior railway official, the section contains suitable deposits of cement raw material with 10 million tonnes loading capacity of three cement sidings which will result in faster connectivity of the DFC.

Shree Cement, UltraTech Nathdwara Cement and JK Lakshmi Cement sidings have been connected with the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor. Connected with New Bangurgram station of WDFC, the Shree Cement siding has a receiving capacity of one coal rake per day.

UltraTech Nathdwara Cement is loading on an average two rakes per day of cement and clinker. This siding is connected with New Keshavganj station of WDFC.

Similarly, JK Lakshmi Cement siding is having connectivity with the new Banas station of WDFC and is loading on an average 1.71 rakes per day of cement and clinker.