Manufacturing of coaches

for Ministry of Railways | Date - 10-08-2006


The production of Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai and Rail Coach Factory (RCF), Kapurthala during the last three years is as under:-

Type

Year

ICF

RCF

Electrical multiple Unit (EMU)

2003-04

113

 
 

2004-05

112

 
 

2005-06

155

 

Mainline Electrical Multiple Unit (MEMU)

2003-04

 

72

 

2004-05

 

88

 

2005-06

 

88

Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU)

2003-04

37

12

 

2004-05

36

-

 

2005-06

27

Broad Gauge Conventional

2003-04

920

1023

 

2004-05

971

1057

 

2005-06

993

1155

Metre Gauge Conventional

2003-04

 

94

 

2004-05

 

56

 

2005-06

 

20

Total

2003-04

1070

1201

 

2004-05

1119

1201

 

2005-06

1175

1263

            There are plans to increase the production capacities of these factories. A work has been sanctioned to increase the production capacity to manufacture  1500 coaches per year at Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai and 1400 coaches per year at Rail Coach Factory (RCF), Kapurthala from present installed capacities of 1000 coaches per year.

This information was given by Shri R.Velu, Minister of State for Railways in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.

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(Release ID :19743)

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