Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) fully completed; freight capacity set to double

Exam-focused facts from the 7 April 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The Ministry of Railways completed the entire 1,506-km Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) running from Jawaharlal Nehru Port Terminal (JNPT) in Maharashtra to Dadri in Uttar Pradesh.
The Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) executed the project in phases.
A successful trial run on 31 March 2026 on the 102-km balance JNPT–New Saphale section marked full operational readiness of WDFC.
The Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC), spanning 1,337 km from Ludhiana in Punjab to Sonnagar in Bihar, has already been completed and commissioned.
The Union Budget 2026-27 proposed a new Dedicated Freight Corridor linking Dankuni in West Bengal with Surat in Gujarat.