PM Modi inaugurates New Bhaupur-New Khurja section of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC)
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the ‘New Bhaupur- New Khurja section’ of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) via video conferencing on 29 December 2020 in Uttar Pradesh.
- The New Bhaupur – New Khurja section of EDFC is 351 km long and has been built by TATA Projects Limited.
- The section will also reduce the congestion level at the existing Kanpur-Delhi mainline and will enable Indian Railways to run faster trains.
- Apart from this, Modiji also inaugurated state-of-the-art Operation Control Centre (OCC) of EDFC in Prayagraj.
- The Operation Control Centre (OCC) at Prayagraj will act as the command centre for the entire route length of the EDFC.