Dedicated freight corridors were needed in India as currently passenger and freight trains ran on the same track and sometimes passenger trains were stopped at stations to give way to freight trains. This not only led to delay of passenger trains, but also for freight trains due to lower speeds and frequent stops, which increased the cost of freight movement,” he noted. In addition, freight trains can run three times faster, and will be able to transport twice the amount of freight as these tracks can run double-decker trains... Since freight trains will reach on time, this will bring down the transportation costs, leading to reduction in cost of various goods,” he observed. “A country's infrastructure is not the ideology of any party, but the path of development of the country.

Source: The Hindu December 29, 2020 07:58 UTC