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Depots, Track Machines and Ballast Depots at suitable locations. The Corporate Headquarters will have the senior managers and staff of different disciplines of Engineering, Traffic, Finance, HR and Administration Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd (DFCCIL)

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Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd (DFCCIL) 
 
A Govt. of India (Ministry of Railways) Enterprise

1 
 
 
 
 
                                                   CONTENTS 
 
 
      CHAPTER 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PAGE  
 
1. 
Introduction  
 
 
 
 
 
 
03 - 13 
 
 
2. 
Asset Design Parameters  
 
 
 
 
14 - 17 
 
3. 
Business Plan for DFCC   
 
 
 
 
18 - 28 
 
4. 
Organization Structure & Training 
 
 
 
29 - 36 
 
5. 
Construction Planning 
 
 
 
 
 
37 - 41 
 
6. 
Information Technology   
 
 
 
 
42 - 43 
 
7.  
Risk Management  
 
 
 
 
 
44 - 49 
 
8. 
Social and Environmental Management 
 
 
50 - 56 
 
9. 
Other Initiatives                                                             
57 - 59 
 
 
Glossary 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
60– 61

2 
 
PREFACE 
 
Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd. (DFCCIL) has been 
given a mandate to construct, maintain and operate Dedicated Rail Freight 
Corridors across the country. To begin with, the Government of India has 
entrusted DFCCIL with construction, maintenance and operation of 
Eastern Corridor between Sanehwal near Ludhiana to Dankuni in West 
Bengal and Western Corridor connecting Dadri in Uttar Pradesh to 
Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) in Mumbai. 
 
The Corporate Plan, akin to the construction of DFCs, is a “work-in-
progress”. It includes the business plan, which itself is in dynamic state and 
therefore, subject to constant updation and modification, as DFCCIL 
undertakes the challenge of building one of the largest rail transport 
infrastructure initiatives post-independence. While the role and scope of 
DFCCIL is clear.  The rules of engagement between Ministry of Railways 
and DFCCIL are detailed in the concession agreement.  
The Corporate Plan is an effort to pin point our sense of direction so that 
there is organizational alignment and focus and clarity about the job at 
hand.

3 
 
CHAPTER - I 
INTRODUCTION 
1.0 
Indian Railway is a life line of Indian economy, traversing length and breadth of country 
with total route length of approx. 66680 Kms.  
The Indian Railways carried a whopping 1108.79 million tonnes in 2016-17. What Indian 
Railways achieved from 1950-51 to 2000-01 from 73.2 million tonnes to 473.5 million 
tonnes, a net increase of 400 million tonnes. Greater achievement was accomplished in 
next 17 years from 2000-01 to 2016-2017 from 473.5 million tonnes to 1108.79 million 
tonnes, an increase of 635.29 million tonnes. Going forward, Railways has an ambitious 
plan of achieving the freight volumes to the tune of 2165 million tonnes by 2020. This is 
achievable as given elasticity of the rail transport demand with GDP growth rates being 
in the vicinity of 1.1 to 1.2. 
However, there are serious challenges and constraints. Many of the key arteries and 
routes of Indian Railways, particularly those on the Golden Quadrilateral are now 
bursting at their seams and operating far in excess of their capacity. Today the Indian 
Railways have mixed corridor where both Mail/Express/Passenger trains share the same 
track with the freight trains and although, it is the freight traffic which is the bread and 
butter, the Mail/Express/Passenger trains invariably takes precedence over the freight 
trains. As a result, the average speed of freight trains is relatively low. The average speed 
of the freight trains on Indian Railways is approx. 23.8 Kmph, and this has an adverse 
impact on Indian Railway’s performance and competitiveness. It is a fact that freight 
tariff on the Indian Railway is also one of the highest in the world.  This translates into 
higher supply chain costs which in turn results in loss of competitiveness of Railway in 
the market.  Therefore, it is imperative to augment rail capacity so that increased demand 
for freight transport with growth in economy is met. Indian Railways considered 
following three options: 
 
Augment the existing network by laying quadrupled lines 
 
Create a separate Dedicated Passenger Corridor 
 
Create 

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