How Do Special Train Tracks Make Shipping Faster? 🚆

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Key Points

4 points

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More than 443 freight trains travel on the new corridors each day.

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Moving goods on their own tracks reduces crowding on regular railways.

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Faster transport lowers costs for farmers, factories, and shoppers.

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Electric trains use less fuel and produce less smoke.

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The Eastern line runs from Ludhiana to Sonnagar, covering about 1,300 kilometres.

The Western line connects Dadri to Jawaharlal Nehru Port, stretching about 1,500 kilometres.

Separate tracks let passenger trains stay on schedule while goods move quickly.

The electric tracks lower pollution and help the environment. 🌱

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5 words

cargo

big loads of items that need to be shipped

electrified

powered by electricity instead of diesel engines

throughput

the amount of goods that can be moved in a set time

logistics

the planning and movement of products from one place to another

port

a place near water where ships load and unload goods

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