Rail India Technical and Economic Service. RITES Ltd, formerly known as Rail India Technical and Economic Service Limited, is an Indian public sector undertaking and engineering consultancy corporation, specializing in the field of transport infrastructure. Established in 1974 by the Indian Railways, the company's initial charter was to provide consultancy services in rail transport management to operators in India and abroad. RITES has since diversified into planning and consulting services for other infrastructure, including airports, ports, highways and urban planning.

As of 2011, it has executed projects in over 62 countries. The company got listed on both NSE and BSE in July 2018.

Key Services
 Consultancy services, which includes:-
 Techno-economic viability
 Project management consultancy
 Detailed project reports            
 Construction supervision
 Design engineering
 Quality assurance & inspection services
 Transaction advisory
 Export of rolling stock & spares
 Turnkey construction projects
 Locomotive leasing services
 Urban infrastructure and sustainability

Railway projects
Major railway companies and projects that have had projects with RITES as a consultant include:
 SNTF, Algeria: Consulting
 Luanda Railway (CFL), Angola: Feasibility study for rehabilitation
 Bangladesh Railway, Bangladesh: Consultation
 Belize Railways, Belize: Planning
 Belmopan Commuter Rail, Belize: Planning
 Botswana Railways, Botswana: Management support and consultation
 Cambodian Railways, Cambodia: Rehabilitation
 Red Atlantic Railway Network, Colombia: Equity partner, technical and managerial support
 Eswatini Railways, Eswatini: Technical assistance
 Ethiopian Railway Corporation, Ethiopia: Consultation
 Ghana Railway Corporation, Ghana: Consultation
 Iran Railways, Iran: Planning
 Iraqi Republic Railways, Iraq: Operation and maintenance of Baghdad–Al Qaim–Akashat section
 Railways of Jamaica
 Kenya Railways, Kenya: Locomotive operation, restructuring, and planning
 Central East African Railways, Malawi: Management services
 Beira Railroad Corporation (CFM Central), Mozambique: Rehabilitation and management
 Myanmar Railways, Myanmar: Technical assistance and consultation
 Nicaraguan Railways, Nicaragua: Planning
 Nigerian Railways, Nigeria: Complete management (3 years), revitalization, and planning
 Philippine Railways, Philippines: Rehabilitation
 Sri Lanka Railways, Sri Lanka: Consulting and management assistance
 Sudan Railways, Sudan: Consulting
 Tanzania Railway Corporation, Tanzania: General management
 Togo Railways, Togo: General management
 Uzbek Railways, Uzbekistan: Expert-based consultancy for elastic fasteners and accounting system project
 Zambian Railways, Zambia: Improvement project
 National Railways of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe: Investment plan, maintenance, rehabilitation, staff training
 Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation: As a lead partner to general consultants
 Bogibeel Bridge at Dibrugarh: As Design Consultants.
 Patna Metro: For preparing its DPR
 Gorakhpur Metro: For preparing its DPR
 Nagpur Metro: As a partner in the consortium of general consultants
 Ahmedabad Metro
 National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL)
 Mumbai Metro Line 3 (Colaba – Bandra – Seepz Metro)
 Chennai Metro: For preparing its Phase-II DPR

References

External links 
 RITES Ltd. on Twitter
 Rites journal, July 

Railway companies of India
Government-owned companies of India
Engineering consulting firms
1974 establishments in Haryana
Indian companies established in 1974
Companies listed on the National Stock Exchange of India
Companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange
Public sector in India