Record Locomotive and Coach production by Indian Railways in 2024-25

Indian Railways has ramped up its production of locomotives and coaches to a record level in the fiscal year 2024-25. Indian Railways produced 1681 locomotives in 2024-25 and 7,134 coaches in 2024-25. According to the Railway Ministry, India has surpassed the combined production of the United States, Europe, South America, Africa, and Australia in locomotives in the 2024-25 period.

Record Locomotive Production in 2024-25 

• Indian Railway produced 1681 locomotives in 2024-25, a growth of 19% as compared to 2023-24.
• In 2023-24, the total locomotive production was 1472.
• The majority of the locomotives produced were for freight or goods trains.
• During 2004 and 2014, the total production of locomotives was 4,695.
• From  2014 to 2024, locomotive production increased to 9,168 locomotives.

Locomotive Producing Units of Indian Railways 

The Indian Railways has five locomotive manufacturing units. 

Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW)

• Located -  Chittaranjan, in the West Bardhaman district of West Bengal.
• Production started in 1950
• Production in 2024-25- 700 units

Banaras Locomotive Works 

• Earlier called Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW)
• Located - Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. 
• Production started in 1961 
• Mainly produces electric locomotives, and produces diesel locomotives on demand.
• Production in 2024-25-  477 units

Patiala Locomotive Works

• Located -  Patiala, Punjab
• Established in 1981 for the production of spare parts for diesel locomotives.
• Since 2022, it has been a full-fledged locomotive-producing unit of Indian Railways.
• Manufactures electric locomotives
• Production - 304  units

Madhepura Electric Loco Factory

• It is a joint venture of the Indian Railways and the Alstom of France.
• Located - Madhepura district of Bihar 
• Manufactures electric locomotives for goods trains
• Production in 2024-25- 100 units

Wabtec Locomotive Private Limited

• It is a joint venture of the Indian Railways and the Wabtec company of the United States.
• It has a diesel locomotive manufacturing plant in Marhowrah, Saran district of Bihar
• Established in 2018
• Production in 2024-25- 100 units 

Passenger Coach production in 2024-25 

In fiscal year 2024-25, the Indian Railways produced 7,134 coaches, an increase of 9% from the previous year’s production of 6,541 coaches.

The majority of coaches were non A/C coaches- 4,601 coaches

Passenger Coach Producing Units of Indian Railways  

The Indian Railways has three rail coach factories, with the ICF Perambur being the largest.

Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Perambur

• Established - 1955
• Location - Perambur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 
• Production in 2024-25 - 3,007  units

Rail Coach Factory (RCF), Kapurthala

• Established - 1985
• Location- Kapurthala, Punjab
• Production in 2024-25 - 2,102 units

Modern Coach Factory (MCF)

• Established - -2007 
• Located -Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh
• Production in 2024-25 - 2,025  units

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