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Blog Entry# 2209024
Posted: Mar 24 2017 (12:50)

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Mar 24 2017 (10:15)   To boost fare revenue, Indian Railways may allow private passenger trains to use its tracks once DFCs become operational

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To accelerate its eroding fare revenue, the Indian Railways (IR) plans to allow private passenger trains, luxury trains and container operators to use its existing tracks...

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POWs, Deccan Odyssey etc are ultimate luxury & high end tourist trains giving almost 5 star facility with cabins. Today Maharaja Express operates between Mumbai & Delhi in addition to other destinations.
The proposed pvt trains are supposed to be meant for travellers & not tourists, they may be SF or faster/premium fully ac trains with better facilities or may be high volume all ac fast trains with reasonable fares.
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expect Pvt sector definitely to come with a real cheap ac travel with fare just 2 times od SL travel through innovative design of coaches, subject to condition that IR does not charge abnormally high haulage charges from private operators. Past experience of container train operators had not been very good for pvt operators. Independent regulator have to play a constructive role for successful involvement of pvt sector.

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Mar 24 2017 (17:35)
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DFCs commissioning itself may take decades. Idea mooted in 2005 (?), very little progress till date.
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Commissioning shall not take so long as all the major contracts for construction of WDFC (1500kms+) have already been awarded to contractors and about 92% contracts for EDFC (Ludhiana-Sonnagar 1300+km) have been awarded.
It is expected that that above shall be fully commissioned in phases 3-5 years.(although the target is yr 2019/20 which is likely to be extended by an year or two)
For other 4 DFCs planned it will take much longer as funds have not been arranged for the same.
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Mar 24 2017 (19:06)
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They are building tracks at a very slow rate. Even at 100 Kms per year it will be a decade. Zones build some 50 Kms of new track every year and commission them in March to show target met.
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DFC takes 10-15 years
5 years for full planning
And then 10 years for construction.
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