Indian Railway plans for new production units in 11th Plan

Indian Railways have decided to set up new Production Units during the 11th Five Year Plan.

1. These are Wheel Manufacturing Plant at Chhapra with the production capacity of 100,000 wheels per year

2. Green Field Electric Locomotive Factory at Madhepura with the capacity of producing 120 electric locomotives per year

3. New Rail Coach Factory at Rae Bareilly with production target of 1000 coaches per year

4. Diesel Locomotive Manufacturing Unit at Marhowra with production capacity of 150 diesel locomotives per year.

These Production Units will be set in JV with public private partnership.

In addition, while presenting the Railway Budget 2008-09, it has been announced that a new rail coach factory will be set up in the state of Kerala to meet the requirement of passenger coaches in the country.

Source: http://steelguru.com/ (Thursday, 15 Jan, 2009) ( 7 Jan 2009)