<span style="color: rgb(15, 17, 21); font-family: quote-cjk-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Open Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> Indian Railways is examining the feasibility of a 2,052-km East-West Dedicated Freight Corridor connecting Dankuni in West Bengal to Surat in Gujarat. The corridor was announced in the Union Budget 2026–27, and the Gati Shakti Directorate is currently examining its alignment, covering districts in West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, and Gujarat. Land acquisition for the project began in April 2026, with 127 villages across four states already surveyed. The corridor is intended to link the Eastern and Western DFCs and create a seamless freight network across India.</span>
Indian Railways Studies 2,052-km Dankuni–Surat East-West Dedicated Freight Corridor to Link Eastern and Western DFCs
Indian Railways is examining the feasibility of a 2,052-km East-West Dedicated Freight Corridor connecting Dankuni in West Bengal to Surat in Gujarat. The corridor was announced in the Union Budget 2026–27, and the Gati Shakti Directorate is currently examining its alignment, covering districts in West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, and Gujarat. Land acquisition for the project began in April 2026, with 127 villages across four states already surveyed. The corridor is intended to link the Eastern and Western DFCs and create a seamless freight network across India.
