L&T consortium wins Rs6,700-cr western dedicated freight corridor project

A consortium comprising engineering major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and Sojitz Corporation of Japan has bagged a Rs6,699.50 crore order from the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd (DFCCIL).

The Railways Strategic Business Unit of L&T Construction's transportation infrastructure business won the order, L&T said in a release today.

The EPC order involves construction of a 626 km double track corridor from Rewari in Haryana to Iqbalgarh in Gujarat, via Rajasthan, spanning three states. This is the country's largest project awarded so far in rail sector and the first of its kind in India, the release said.

DFCCIL is a special purpose vehicle of the Indian Railways, mandated to build dedicated freight corridors. The project will be funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and is part of the 1,490 km western corridor proposed between Dadri (near Delhi) and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (near Mumbai).

The track will be designed for 25 tonne axle load to run double stack containers dedicated for freight.

Around 1,50,000 tonnes of rails will be imported from Japan for this project. The scope of work includes construction of 1,400 track km of railway line, 50 major and 1,250 minor bridges, 20 stations along with supply of all associated equipment.

The project has been planned to be executed using completely mechanised means of track linking using the latest technology in railway construction. The project is expected to be completed in four years.

The successful award of this design and build contract by DFCCIL will pave way for finalisation of other DFCC packages which are in various stages of the bidding process.

The EPC order involves construction of 626 km of a double track corridor from Rewari in Haryana to Iqbalgarh in Gujarat, via Rajasthan, spanning three states.

This project is a part of the 1,490 km western corridor proposed between Dadri (near Delhi) and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (near Mumbai).

"The project has been planned to be executed using completely mechanised means of track linking using the latest technology in railway construction. This is the country's largest project awarded so far in rail sector and the first of its kind in India," the release said.

The project is expected to be completed in four years.

DFCCIL is a special purpose vehicle of the Indian Railways, mandated to build dedicated freight corridors, which will be funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).