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the 2021-2022 annual report. "More has cut freight travel times between 24
strategic initiatives and policy changes to 48 hours for cargo moving between
are being introduced in Indian Railways North India and port infrastructure on
along with capacity enhancement works the western coast of India.
to attract modal shift." "The retailers and lifestyle brands
The Central Government, Tripathi said, in and around the NCR region mainly
is striving to enhance the rail share in export to North American, Australian
the country's freight transport from 27 and European markets. During our
percent to 45 percent "as per National conversations with them, we have
Rail Plan (NRP) on economic and identified that one of their main
environmental considerations, in which requirements is speed to market from
DFCs will play a very important role owing their production centres. With our
to the reduced transit time and lower consolidation centre located in Dadri, we
logistics cost. The uninterrupted long will be able to significantly improve the
runs and reduced transit time will result More dedicated speed to market as the WDFC will bypass
in a need for lesser rolling stock and train capacity, timeliness of New Delhi, cutting nearly 48 hours of
crew, hence optimising the resources. The freight movement and transit time. It will simultaneously enable
DFC will result in shifting of freight traffic importers of raw materials such as
over it and will thus spare capacity for the speed to market will paper, chemicals and electronic parts to
Indian Railways which will enable more help exporters plan plan their inventories more agilely.
passenger rail services." shipments better and "While that is the story of speed on
Transit time and reliability are the key reduce logistics costs. the one hand, the Indian government
differentiators in intermodal logistics, is working across-the-board with
says Akshyat Bhatia, Head of Intermodal, Akshyat Bhatia stakeholders and through trade
Maersk South Asia. "The Western DFC Maersk South Asia digitisation to reduce logistics costs as
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