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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The first freight train in the western dedicated freight corridor will run between which stations?
A
Rewari-Delhi
B
Rewari-Madar
C
Panipat-Kurukshetra
D
Panipat-Rohtak
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Western Dedicated Freight Corridor or Western DFC is a 1,506 km long, under-construction broad gauge freight corridor in India. It will connect Dadri in Uttar Pradesh (near Delhi) with Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to the DFCC (Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation), out of the total 2,843 km route of Eastern and Western DFC, more than 50 percent of the route work has been completed so far and 90 percent of the route is expected to be completed by the end of 2023.

Detailed explanation-3: -Western Corridor Junction Stations between the existing railway system and the Western DFC have been provided at Vasai Road, Kosad/Gothangam, Makarpura (Vadodara), Amli Road (Sabarmati), Palanpur, Marwar Jn., Phulera, Rewari and Pirthala Road.

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