And it’s a record! Integral Coach Factory produces 3000 Coaches in just 215 days

New Delhi, December 21: Displaying dedication and efficiency, Integral Coach Factory (ICF) of Indian Railways has produced its 3000th coach of the year in less than 9 months. This would help in meeting the growing demand for coaches. The number of working days to achieve the above figure has been reduced from 289 days in the last year to 215 days in the current year, a reduction of 25.6%. Till the year 2014, the same amount of time was being taken for the production of only 1000 coaches.

 

Till the year 2014, the same amount of time was being taken for the production of only 1000 coaches.

Indian Railways is planning to manufacture about 640 coaches of the country’s first semi-high speed train, the ‘Train 18’ later rechristened as Vande Bharat Express, in the next three years.

 

This information was given by Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Piyush Goyal in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha.

The production programmes for 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 include the manufacture of 160, 240 and 240 coaches respectively for train sets at Integral Coach Factory (ICF). Two rakes have already been put into service.