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New Delhi: Indian Railways plans to manufacture metro rail coaches at its Rae Bareilly facility as part of the Make In India programme. Railway Board member Rajesh Agarwal said that robots will be deployed to manufacture these coaches, which are expected to be on par with those currently in service manufactured by Bombardier. They are expected to be 40% cheaper than those bought from China and other countries. Manufactured coaches for Indian Railways will be equipped with CCTV cameras, mobile charging points, wi-fi, and other facilities. “They are expected to be 40% cheaper than those bought from China and other countries.” These coaches will also include safety features such as door control, signaling,  train management systems, and advanced surveillance gadgets. The special features is that these coaches will be manufactured by robots and also will be on par with those being manufactured by Canadian firm Bombardier, currently being used by metro trains in...

New Delhi: Indian Railways is now showing interest to manufacture and supply metro rail coaches for Indian Metro Rail projects. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has asked the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) to buy coaches from the Railways for Metro projects that will be rolled out without external assistance.   Ashwani Lohani, Railway Board Chairman had written to housing and urban affairs ministry in last October stating that the railways were keen to partner with the ministry to make the rolling stock (coaches) available for Metro railway projects. He had mooted setting up of a dedicated unit for Metro coaches manufacturing through a special purpose vehicle (SPV) with urban affairs ministry’s partnership with commitment to for 10-15 years. Sources said the PMO at a meeting held last month had suggested the urban affairs ministry to expedite standardisation Metro signalling system and promote captive buying of coaches from the railways be ...

New Delhi: Indian Railways is now showing interest to manufacture and supply metro rail coaches for Indian Metro Rail projects. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has asked the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) to buy coaches from the Railways for Metro projects that will be rolled out without external assistance.   Ashwani Lohani, Railway Board Chairman had written to housing and urban affairs ministry in last October stating that the railways were keen to partner with the ministry to make the rolling stock (coaches) available for Metro railway projects. He had mooted setting up of a dedicated unit for Metro coaches manufacturing through a special purpose vehicle (SPV) with urban affairs ministry’s partnership with commitment to for 10-15 years. Sources said the PMO at a meeting held last month had suggested the urban affairs ministry to expedite standardisation Metro signalling system and promote captive buying of coaches from the railways be ...

Madhepura (Bihar) : Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi dedicated the ‘Make in India’ Madhepura Electric Locomotive Facility to the nation and remotely flagged off the country’s first all-electric locomotive from Madhepura in Bihar on Tuesday. Manufactured in India, under a landmark Joint Venture between Alstom (76%) and Indian Railways (24%), this electric locomotive project marks a transformational step change for rail freight movement in India as well as the region of Madhepura. Alstom"s 12,000 horsepower electric locomotive 1 of 12 12,000 horsepower electric locomotive Each ‘WAG12’ double section locomotive, part of Alstom’s Prima locomotives family, is capable of hauling 6,000 tonnes, at a maximum speed of 120 km/h, thanks to its 12,000 Horsepower – allowing faster and safer movement of heavier freight trains across the country. The electric locomoti...

Madhepura (Bihar) : Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi dedicated the ‘Make in India’ Madhepura Electric Locomotive Facility to the nation and remotely flagged off the country’s first all-electric locomotive from Madhepura in Bihar on Tuesday. Manufactured in India, under a landmark Joint Venture between Alstom (76%) and Indian Railways (24%), this electric locomotive project marks a transformational step change for rail freight movement in India as well as the region of Madhepura. Alstom"s 12,000 horsepower electric locomotive 1 of 12 12,000 horsepower electric locomotive Each ‘WAG12’ double section locomotive, part of Alstom’s Prima locomotives family, is capable of hauling 6,000 tonnes, at a maximum speed of 120 km/h, thanks to its 12,000 Horsepower – allowing faster and safer movement of heavier freight trains across the country. The electric locomoti...