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The Central Government notifies a New Dedicated Freight Corridor connecting Dankuni in the east to Surat in the west as a special railway project under the Railways Act, 1989.

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The Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) issued Notification S.O. 2591(E) on May 20, 2026, in New Delhi. In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (37A) of section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), the Central Government has notified a specific project as a 'special railway project'. The project is a New Dedicated Freight Corridor connecting Dankuni in West Bengal to Surat in Gujarat. This corridor will pass through the states of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, and Gujarat. The notification comes into effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette, which is May 20, 2026. The notification was signed by Rishi Gangwar, Executive Director (L&A).

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-21052026-272780 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 2499] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2026/VAISAKHA 30, 1948 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (Railway Board) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 20th May, 2026 S.O. 2591(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (374) of section 2 of the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989), the Central Government hereby notifies the following project, as special railway project, as mentioned in column (2) of the Table below in the States mentioned in corresponding column (3) of the said Table, with effect from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, namely:- Table +----------+------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | SI. No. | Name of Project | States | +==========+======================================================+==================================================+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | +----------+------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ | (1) | New Dedicated Freight Corridor connecting | West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, | | | Dankuni in the east to Surat in the west. | Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Gujarat. | +----------+------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ [F. No. 2026/LML-II/13/7] RISHI GANGWAR, Executive Director (L&A) Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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