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Bhilwara EMU factory

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Bhilwara MEMU coach factory
BuiltScrapped
IndustryRailways
ProductsMainline Electric multiple unit coaches
StyleM.M.H.I
Area518 Acres
AddressA

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]

References

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