PM Modi inaugurates The Rewari-Madar freight corridor section.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Rewari-Madar section of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor via video conferencing. He also flagged off the world's first double-stack long-haul 1.5-km-long container train hauled by electric traction from New Ateli-New Kishangarh.

Rewari-Madar section of WDFC-

(1) The Rewari-Madar section is situated in Haryana, approximately 79km in Mahendragarh and Rewari districts and Rajasthan approximately 227km, in Jaipur, Ajmer, Sikar, Nagaur, and Alwar districts.

(2) It consists of nine newly-built DFC stations in which six are crossing stations of New Dabla, New Bhagega, New Sri Madhopur, New Pachar Malikpur, New Sakun, and New Kishangarh while the other three are in Rewari, New Ateli and New Phulera are junction stations.

(3) The opening of this stretch will benefit various industries in Rewari, Manesar, Narnaul, Phulera, and Kishangarh areas of Rajasthan and Haryana and will also enable better usage of the container depot of CONCOR at Kathuwas.