Final 326 km of Western Dedicated Freight Corridor inaugurated and made operational
The final three sections of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (New Sanand (North)–New Makarpura, New Umbergaon–New Saphale, and New Saphale–JNPT), totalling 326 route-km and built at a cost of over ₹20,700 crore, were inaugurated. The article says these sections have become operational, completing India’s 2,843-km dedicated freight corridor network (Eastern + Western) as a fully commissioned dedicated freight network, and freight services were flagged off from multiple stations including New JNPT.
Operational completion of the WDFC provides direct freight rail connectivity to JNPT, supporting port-to-industry cargo movement while reducing pressure on Mumbai’s conventional rail network and helping lower logistics costs (as stated in the article).