Bhilwara EMU factory explained

Bhilwara MEMU coach factory
Built:Scrapped
Industry:Railways
Products:Mainline Electric multiple unit coaches
Style:M.M.H.I
Area:518 Acres
Address:A

Bhilwara MEMU coach factory is a factory under construction in Bhilwara, Rajasthan, India. It will be situated near the Rupaheli railway station. Once completed, it will produce mainline electrical multiple-unit coaches for Indian Railways. The factory will be the second to produce MEMU coaches in India; the other is in Kapurthala, Punjab. The factory was introduced on 25.02.2013, and the project is pending to date in the pink book of railways.[1] [2]

Construction of the factory has been scrapped as project not viable.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Indian Railways' Chandigarh Railway Station awarded 5-Star 'Eat Right Station' certification by FSSAI .
  2. Web site: Sonia lays foundation stone for MEMU coach factory at Bhilwara. 23 September 2013.
  3. Web site: Rajasthan’s coach project not viable, scrapped: Govt in LS. 11 March 2021.