East Coast Dedicated Freight Corridor or East Coast DFC is a proposed freight specific railway in India under the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV).
It will be constructed by Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) of Indian Railways.
This corridor will run from Kharagpur in West Bengal to Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh.
This route shall connect the Visakhapatnam port and runs through the mineral-rich regions of Odisha and Bengal.
In addition to other commodities like steel, the target industry covers the transfer of coal, fertilizer, and iron ore.[4]