Lok Sabha Question No. 586 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-06
Subject: Wagon/Coach Factories
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.586 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2019

## WAGON/COACH FACTORIES

†586. SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  manufacturing  capacity  of  different  engine  and wagon/coach factories in the country, factory wise;
- (b)  the  number  of  engines  and  wagon/coaches  manufactured  during the  last  three  years  in  comparison  to  their  manufacturing  capacity, year and  factory-wise;
- (c)  the  details  of  shortage  of  engines  and  wagons/coaches  in  the country; and
- (d) the steps taken/proposed to be taken for enhancing the manufacturing  capacity  of  these  factories  to  meet  the  increasing demand of  engines/wagons/coaches?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

( SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN )

- (a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS   (a)  TO  (d)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 586 BY SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  06.02.2019  REGARDING WAGON/COACH FACTORIES.

- (a) & (b) The details of manufacturing capacity, number of locomotives and coaches manufactured by  Indian Railways' Production  Units,  during  last  three  years,  are  indicated below:-
*    Production  at  MCF/Raebareli  is  increasing    progressively with development of infrastructural facilities there. In addition to the above, 800 Electric Locomotives of 12000 Horse Power to be supplied over a period of 11 years from Similarly, 1000  Diesel  Locomotives  of  4500/6000  Horse  Power  to  be supplied  over  a  period  of  11  years  from  Diesel  Locomotive Factory/Marhowra, Bihar. Maximum capacity of each Factory

| Production Units                                  | Present Production        | Production          | Production         | Production        |
|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|                                                   | capacity                  | 2015- 16            | 2016- 17           | 2017- 18          |
| Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW), Chittaranjan | 200 locomotives           | 280                 | 292                | 350               |
| Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW), Varanasi           | 200 Locomotives           | 330                 | 334                | 321               |
| Diesel Modernisation Works(DMW),Patiala           | 72 Locomotives Rebuilding | 115+1 1 (new locos) | 114+32 (new locos) | 118+2 (new locos) |
| Integral Coach Factory(ICF), Perambur, Chennai    | 1700                      | 1997                | 2215               | 2397              |
| Rail Coach Factory(RCF), Kapurthala               | 1500                      | 1603                | 1489               | 1251              |
| Modern Coach Factory (MCF),Raebareli              | 1000* (planned capacity)  | 285                 | 576                | 711               |

Electric Locomotive Factory/Madhepura, Bihar. is 120 Locomotives per annum

Wagons  are  predominantly  manufactured  by  private  and public sector units.  The production of wagons in the country during the last three years and Railway workshop wise  is as under:-

| Railway-Workshop                 | Annual Wagon Mfg. Capacity   |   2015- 16 |   2016- 17 |   2017- 18 |
|----------------------------------|------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|
| Eastern -Jamalpur                | 645                          |          5 |         31 |         93 |
| East Central- Samastipur         | 240                          |        193 |        186 |         86 |
| Northern-Amritsar                | 420                          |        303 |        201 |        302 |
| Southern -Golden Rock            | 320                          |        185 |        123 |        160 |
| South Western- Hubballi          | 24                           |         44 |         27 |         10 |
| Total by Rly Workshops           | 1649                         |        730 |        568 |        651 |
| Wagons Production by PSU & Trade |                              |       9630 |      10118 |       5614 |
| Grand Total                      |                              |      10360 |      10686 |       6265 |

- (c) & (d) Production capacity in the country is sufficient to meet the present requirement of Engines, coaches and wagons. Augmentation of capacity with increase in the demand is a continuous process and undertaken as part of annual infrastructure planning.

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