Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 306 km Rewari-Madar Section of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) tomorrow,(January 7, 2021. The PM will dedicate the Rewari-Madar section of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor to the nation via video conferencing at 11 AM. PM Modi will also flag off the world's first Double Stack Long Haul 1.5 km long Container Train hauled by electric traction from New Ateli-New Kishangarh during the event. "Governors and Chief Ministers of Rajasthan and Haryana along with Union Minister Shri Piyush Goyal will also be present at the occasion," informed the Prime Minister's Office.
The commercial operation of goods trains on the Rewari (in Haryana) and Madar (near Ajmer) section in Western Dedicated Freight Corridor would benefit various industries housed in Rewari–Manesar, Narnaul, Phulera and Kishangarh regions of Haryana and Rajasthan. In addition, the container depot of CONCOR at Kathwas will also come on the DFC map and get the advantage in terms of faster throughput, said the official.
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