The article envisages information pertaining to manufacturing units of Indian Railways, production units of trains and railway, Indian railway factory list, rail coach production factories in India, Indian railway workshop list, wagon railway bogie manufacturers in India, railway engine manufacturing factories.
Manufacturing Units of Indian Railways
| Unit | Place | Work Details |
|---|---|---|
| Chitranjan Locomotive Works | Chittaranjan, West Bengal | Electric Loco |
| Diesel Locomotive works | Varanasi, U.P. | Diesel Loco |
| Diesel Loco Modernisation Works | Patiala, Punjab | Diesel Loco Spares |
| Integral Coach Factory | Chennai | Coach Production |
| Rail Coach Factory | Kapurthala | Coach Production |
| Rail Wheel Factory | Bangalore | Wheel Production |
| Central Organisation for Railway Electrification | Allahabad | Electrification works |
| Central Org. For modernisation of Workshops | New Delhi | Modernisation of Railway workshops |
| Research Design and Standard Organisation | Lucknow | R & D Division of Railways |
Diesel Electric Loco Production Units
- There are two locomotive manufacturing units in India – DLW (Diesel Locomotive Works), Varanasi and Chitranjan Locomotive Works, Asansol. DLW, Varanasi is engaged in producing Diesel-Electric locomotives. CLW, Asansol manufactures electric locomotives and is one of the largest locomotive manufacturers in world. CLW was founded in 1950 and it is named after renowned freedom fighter Chitranjan Das. Apart from these two production units there is one facility in Patiala Diesel Loco Modernisation Works, Patiala which is engaged in production and supply of sub assemblies and spare parts of locomotives.
Railway Coaches Production Units
- The coaches of Indian Railways are manufactured at i) Integral Coach Factory, Chennai, ii) Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala, Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli. As on March 2012 the total population of passenger coaches in India was 46,722.
Wheel Production Unit
- Besides locomotive and coach factories there is factory which manufactures wheels – Rail Wheel Factory, Bangalore. Indian Railway also has Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO) located at Lucknow equipped for all design and standardisation works.