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Time of India
16 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
Indian Railways to roll out 17,000 non-AC coaches over next 5 years: Ashwini Vaishnaw
Advt By , ETInfra Join the community of 2M+ industry professionals. Subscribe to Newsletter to get latest insights & analysis in your inbox. Get updates on your preferred social platform Follow us for the latest news, insider access to events and more. The Indian Railways is set to manufacture approximately 17,000 general and non-air-conditioned coaches over the next five years to cater to the high demand from lower-income passengers, Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Lok Sabha on in the lower house, Vaishnaw noted that the number of general class coaches has substantially increased in recent years. He said, 'these coaches, along with other non-AC variants, constitute about 70 per cent of the Railways' total fleet of 82,000 coaches. In terms of capacity, they offer nearly 78 per cent of the 69 lakh seats available across the network daily.'The focus on non-AC travel comes as passenger numbers in unreserved coaches grew to 651 crore in FY25, up from 609 crore the previous meet this demand, the Railways has already introduced the fully non-AC Amrit Bharat trains , with a production plan for 100 such trains currently minister also provided updates on other key railway initiatives:Vande Bharat Express: 144 Vande Bharat train services are now operational nationwide. The semi-high-speed trains continue to see high demand, with an overall occupancy rate of 105.03 per cent so far in the current fiscal year (2025-26). Kavach Safety System : The indigenous Automatic Train Protection (ATP) technology, 'Kavach,' has been deployed on 1,548 Route Kilometres (RKm). Work is also in progress on the critical Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah corridors (approximately 3,000 RKm), with track-side works completed on about 2,200 RKm as of the Indian Railways operated an average of 13,940 passenger trains every day in 2024-25, marking an increase from the 13,169 daily trains run in 2019-20, the Railways Ministry stated.
Time of India
18 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
India manufacturing 17,000 general and non-AC coaches over 5 years: Ashwini Vaishnaw
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel India is manufacturing around 17,000 general and non-AC coaches over the next five years, Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Lok Sabha Wednesday. Speaking in the lower house, the minister said the number of general class coaches (sought by lower income families) has substantially increased over the last few years.'About 70% of the total 82,000 coaches are general class and non-Air Conditioned (AC),' he said while noting that seat-wise, almost 78% of the 69 lakh seats offered by the Indian Railways are under the non-AC and general class Railways operates about 25,000 AC coaches.'We have taken up a program of manufacturing 17,000 general coaches and non-AC coaches,' Vaishnaw added. The Indian Railways operated an average 13,940 passenger trains every day in 2024-25, up from 13,169 trains in to a query on the deployment of India's indigenous Automatic Train Protection technology, Vaishnaw said Kavach has already been deployed on 1548 Route Kilometre (RKm) on South Central Railway and North Central Railway.'Work is in progress on Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah corridors (approximately 3000 RKm). Track side works on these routes have been completed at about 2200 RKm as on July-end,' he on Vande Bharat trains, the minister said 144 Vande Bharat train services are operational on the Indian Railways network. The overall occupancy of Vande Bharat Express trains in fiscal 2024-25 and 2025-26 (till June 2025) stood at 102.01% and 105.03% to official data, the number of passengers in general or unreserved coaches during 2024-25 stood at 651 crore, up from 609 crore a year official statement said the Indian Railways has introduced fully non-AC Amrit Bharat trains, presently comprising 11 General Class coaches, and 8 Sleeper Class coaches. Production plan of 100 such trains is currently underway.
News18
21-07-2025
- Business
- News18
Kazipet To Begin Rail Production By 2026, Full Details Inside
Last Updated: The factory, being developed with an investment of Rs 500 crore, is a key part of the Prime Minister's infrastructure push in the region. Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday inspected the Railway Manufacturing Unit at Kazipet, Telangana, along with Union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy, and said that the manufacturing process at the facility will start by 2026. 'We will start the manufacturing process here in 2026. This factory has big potential; coaches, along with engines, can be manufactured here. Metro can also be manufactured here," Vaishnaw told the media after the meeting. 'It was a big dream of Telangana to have a coach manufacturing unit in Kazipet. PM Modi has made efforts for many years to fulfil this dream. This is a mega factory for manufacturing railway coaches…It is a modern factory. We are using modern technology here. Rs 500 crore is being invested here," he added. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had in July 2023 laid the foundation stone for several crucial infrastructure development projects in Telangana worth around Rs 6,100 crores in Warangal. The development works included 176 km long National Highway Projects worth over Rs 5,550 crores and a Railway Manufacturing Unit in Kazipet to be developed at a cost of over Rs 500 crore. The modern manufacturing unit will have enhanced Rolling Stock manufacturing capacity. It is being equipped with the latest technology standards and facilities such as Robotic Painting of Wagons, State-of-the-art Machinery and a Plant with modern material storage and handling. It will help in local employment generation and the development of ancillary units in nearby areas. view comments First Published: Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Time of India
20-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Kazipet Railway manufacturing unit to begin production by 2026: Ashwini Vaishnaw, ETInfra
Advt Join the community of 2M+ industry professionals. Subscribe to Newsletter to get latest insights & analysis in your inbox. Get updates on your preferred social platform Follow us for the latest news, insider access to events and more. Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday inspected the Railway Manufacturing Unit at Kazipet, Telangana, along with Union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy, and said that the manufacturing process at the facility will start by 2026."We will start the manufacturing process here in 2026. This factory has big potential; coaches, along with engines, can be manufactured here. Metro can also be manufactured here," Vaishnaw told the media after the meeting."It was a big dream of Telangana to have a coach manufacturing unit in Kazipet. PM Modi has made efforts for many years to fulfil this dream. This is a mega factory for manufacturing railway is a modern factory. We are using modern technology here. ₹500 crore is being invested here," he Minister Narendra Modi had in July 2023 laid the foundation stone for several crucial infrastructure development projects in Telangana worth around ₹6,100 crores in development works included 176 km long National Highway Projects worth over ₹5,550 crores and a Railway Manufacturing Unit in Kazipet to be developed at a cost of over ₹500 modern manufacturing unit will have enhanced Rolling Stock manufacturing capacity . It is being equipped with the latest technology standards and facilities such as Robotic Painting of Wagons , State-of-the-art Machinery and a Plant with modern material storage and handling. It will help in local employment generation and the development of ancillary units in nearby areas.
The Hindu
19-07-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Upcoming Kazipet Railway Manufacturing Unit to make train sets for export
Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said indigenously made 150 Vandebharat trains are slated for export with the first train set already flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. More railway rolling stock, including metro coaches, are getting export orders and the upcoming ₹521.26 crore mega Kazipet Railway Manufacturing Unit is going to play a key role once it is commissioned in 2026, he told the media at the factory site on Saturday (July 19, 2025). What will be manufactured there? The civil works will be completed by December as there is good progress in the factory construction which is being built with a flexible design to manufacture engines, coaches, wagons and metro train sets, said the Minister. Direct employment to 3,000 people Union Minister for Coal & Mines G Kishan Reddy said the railway unit will provide direct employment to about 3,000 persons and indirect jobs to many more with region expected to benefit economically with several ancillary industries likely to come up. Locals will be considered for employment with State government recommendation. Relief and rehabilitation measures for affected farmers will be done through the district collector, he said. Mr. Reddy thanked Prime Minister Modi and Mr. Vaishnaw for allocating the factory to Warangal and Telangana. It was a reflection of Centre's commitment towards development of the region and those questioning him and his party for contribution to the State should witness the unit, he said. The Prime Minister had laid the foundation stone for the facility two years ago on July 2023. The project was entrusted to Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) on turnkey basis with project execution by PowerMech-Taikishna JV. Full fledged rail manufacturing unit From initial plan to make rolling stock of different varieties, it was decided to make the facility into a full fledged Rail Manufacturing Unit which will also make 200 MEMU train (mainline electric multiple units) rakes of 16 cars each, said railway officials. Spread over 160.04 acres The manufacturing unit is coming up on a 160.04 acres of land provided by the State Government with pre-engineered shed of 60,933 A main shop floor with four bays, 13 km of internal rail network, 1 mwp shed roof solar plant, etc., will form part of the project. The MEMU rakes to be made here will be equipped with three phase propulsion system with operating speed of 130 kmph. They will be equipped with automatic door closing, non AC enclosure with roof top ventilation along with LED displays and Kavach - automatic train protection system, they added. The Ministers duo later in the evening flagged off the inaugural run of daily train between Kacheguda and Jodhpur in the presence of senior railway officials.
