Western Dedicated Freight Corridor
Original Cost
₹51.1K Cr
Baseline estimate
Revised Cost
₹1.24L Cr
Latest approved cost
Expenditure
₹1.25L Cr
Spent to date
Utilization
100.5%
Of revised budget
Cost Status
+142.7%
+₹72.9K Cr increase
Remaining
₹0 Cr
Budget left
Budget Utilization
100.5%Spent
₹1.25L Cr
Remaining
₹0 Cr
Total
₹1.24L Cr
Budget Split
Cost Escalation Analysis
Original Cost
₹51.1K Cr
Revised Cost
₹1.24L Cr
Increase
+₹72.9K Cr
Escalation
+142.7%
Project Timeline
Project Approved
Construction / Implementation
Original End Date
31/03/2022
Revised Completion
31/12/2025
Completed
Project Details
Financial Summary
Project Intelligence
Mega infrastructure project worth ₹1.24L Cr — among the largest central projects in Uttar Pradesh.
Cost has increased by ₹72.9K Cr (142.7%) from the original estimate of ₹51.1K Cr.
Expenditure stands at ₹1.25L Cr, which is 100.5% of the revised project cost.
Remaining budget: ₹0 Cr. Tracked under the DPIIT Investment Project Monitoring system.
Sector: Railways. Ministry: Ministry of Railways.
Western Dedicated Freight Corridor is a centrally-funded infrastructure project under Ministry of Railways, in the Railways sector. The original approved cost is ₹51101.00 Cr, later revised to ₹124005.00 Cr.
This project is tracked under the Investment Project Monitoring (IPM) system maintained by DPIIT. Other central projects in the same sector are listed below.
Frequently Asked Questions
- QWhat is IPM project "Western Dedicated Freight Corridor"?
- Western Dedicated Freight Corridor is a centrally-funded infrastructure project under the Ministry of Railways, tracked through the Investment Project Monitoring (IPM) system. Sector: Railways. State: Uttar Pradesh. Original cost: ₹51101 Cr.
- QWhat is the cost overrun for this Bihar IPM project?
- The original cost was ₹51101 Cr and has been revised to ₹124005 Cr — a cost overrun of +142.7%. Expenditure to date: ₹124623 Cr (100.5% of revised cost). Data as of 2026-07.
- QWhich ministry is responsible for this project?
- Western Dedicated Freight Corridor is under the Ministry of Railways in the Railways sector. Project code: 705237. Bihar is one of the states tracked under the central IPM dashboard for this project.
- QWhat is the IPM dashboard and what does it track?
- The Investment Project Monitoring (IPM) dashboard, maintained by DPIIT (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade), tracks centrally-funded infrastructure projects worth ₹150 Crore and above. Western Dedicated Freight Corridor is one of several Bihar projects tracked under the Railways sector on the IPM system.