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Railways plans two new freight corridors
12 May, 2008: After setting the stage ready for the development of two dedicated freight corridors, ministry of railways has set its sight on another ambitious project: two new freight corridors.
Drawn on similar lines of highway projects linking east and west and north with south, the ministry plans for east-west corridor and the north-south corridor. It is learnt that RITES has already submitted its feasibility report on the project to the ministry.
The north-south corridor would run from Delhi to Chennai, while the east-west corridor would cover places falling between Howrah to Mumbai.
Source: Economic Times