multimodal freight transport

For decades, India’s economic potential was bottlenecked by a railway network that forced heavy freight and premium passenger expresses to share the same congested tracks. Today, a monumental paradigm shift is underway. Through the operationalisation of Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFC), the multitracking of high-density routes, and the deployment of 12,000 HP locomotives, Indian Railways is physically segregating its traffic. This deep dive explores the engineering and economic overhaul—from double-decker freight to the Kavach safety shield—that is fundamentally rewriting the nation’s supply chain geometry.