North South Dedicated Freight Corridor

The North South Dedicated Freight Corridor is proposed connecting New Delhi and Chennai. The approximate length of the corridor is 2343 kilometer with 43 proposed stations between New Delhi and Chennai. Ministry of Railways has assigned DFCCIL to undertake Preliminary Engineering & Traffic Survey (PETS) for four additional corridors:

It was announced by Mr. Suresh Prabhu, Indian Railway Minister while presenting the Railway Budget of India 2016-17. The estimated project cost is USD 13 Billion and the government has given a hint that they are likely to take FDI route for the investments in the project and undertake through PPP (Public Private Partnerships) model.