3 new freight corridors - north south, east west and east coast.
Q. Match the following Proposed Corridor with their Stations
1) North South Srinagar ------------------ to Kanyakumari
2) East West ---------------------------------- Kolkata to Surat
3) East Coast --------------------------------- Kolkata to Chennai- Published on 01 Mar 16a. 1, 2, 3
b. 2, 3
c. 1, 3
d. None of the above
ANSWER: None of the above
- The country will get three new dedicated freight corridors, according to the Railway Budget 2016, in addition to the Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Kolkata freight corridors that are due to be commissioned in 2019.
- The new projects are a North-South corridor, from Delhi to Chennai, an East-West corridor from Kharaghpur to Mumbai and an East Coast corridor, from Kharagpur to Vijayawada.
- Delhi-Chennai has been identified as corridor for auto transportation.
- The projects will be financed through a PPP (public private partnership) mechanism and rolled out on a high priority basis.