Coach Factories
Coach Factories
Key Information
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| 1st Coach Factory of India | Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Perambur, Chennai – 1955 |
| Latest Green-field Coach Factory | Latur (Maharashtra) – commissioned 2022 |
| Largest Coach Factory in India | ICF Chennai (capacity ≈ 4,000 coaches/year) |
| Export-oriented Coach Factory | Rail Coach Factory (RCF), Kapurthala |
| Stainless-steel Coach Pioneer | RCF Kapurthala (since 1999) |
| Self-propelled Coach Unit | ICF – EMU/MEMU/DEMU & Metro cars |
| World’s largest CNG-Bio-toilet retrofit plant | RCF Kapurthala |
| Factory with LHB design patent indigenised | ICF (LHB shell & bogie) |
| Green-certified factory (IGBC Platinum) | RCF Kapurthala |
| Factory dedicated to Metro coaches | BEML, Bangalore (under MRVC) |
| Factory for Vande Bharat type train-sets | ICF (Train-18 / Vande Bharat Express) |
| Factory with aluminium-body shop | Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli |
| Factory commissioned under PPP | Sonipadra (Gujarat) – Alstom (for semi-high-speed) |
| Factory with robotic welding lines | MCF Raebareli |
| Factory producing stainless-steel LHB shells | RCF Kapurthala & MCF Raebareli |
| Factory with in-house bio-digester plant | ICF |
| Factory exporting to SE Asia & Africa | RCF |
| Factory with solar-roof top (10 MW) | ICF |
| Factory with CNC wheel lathe shop | MCF |
| Factory with longest painting tunnel (140 m) | RCF |
Important Points
- ICF is the mother unit; all other coach units were subsequently spun off or built with ICF technology.
- LHB (Linke Hofmann Busch) design coaches are now the Indian Railways standard – lighter, safer, 160 km/h certified.
- RCF Kapurthala was the first to switch completely to stainless-steel LHB shells (corrosion-free life 35+ years).
- MCF Raebareli was set up in 2012 to decongest ICF & RCF; fully automated, zero-discharge unit.
- Latur factory is the first to be 100 % LED-lit & solar-powered (12 MW rooftop).
- Vande Bharat Express (Train-18) is designed, developed and manufactured entirely at ICF without foreign collaboration.
- All new factories are being built with “Green Factory” norms – rain-water harvesting, STP, zero liquid discharge.
- Coach production target under “Mission 4000” – 4000 LHB coaches per factory per annum by 2026.
- Aluminium-body coaches (lighter by 2 t) are being piloted at MCF for 250 km/h semi-high-speed trains.
- Indian Railways plans 8 more coach factories by 2030 – Kolar (Karnataka), Bhimavaram (AP), Gonda (UP), etc.
- 100 % indigenous content in LHB coaches achieved; only couplers imported earlier now made at Durgapur.
- Women’s participation: ICF has 22 % female supervisors – highest among railway production units.
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Question:02 The stainless-steel LHB coach shells were first produced at –
A) ICF Chennai
B) RCF Kapurthala
C) BEML Bengaluru
D) Rail Coach Factory Rae Bareli
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Correct Answer: B
Explanation: The stainless-steel LHB (Linke Hofmann Busch) coach shells were first manufactured at Rail Coach Factory (RCF), Kapurthala, marking the beginning of modern lightweight coach production in Indian Railways.
Question:03 India’s first green-field coach factory, commissioned in 2022, is located at –
A) Bhilai, Chhattisgarh
B) Latur, Maharashtra
C) Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh
D) Kapurthala, Punjab
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Correct Answer: B
Explanation: India’s first green-field coach factory, commissioned in 2022, is situated at Latur in Maharashtra.
Question:04 Which factory manufactured the Vande Bharat Express (Train-18)?
A) CLW, Chittaranjan
B) ICF, Chennai
C) RCF, Kapurthala
D) BEML, Bengaluru
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Correct Answer: B
Explanation: The Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai designed and built the first Vande Bharat Express, originally code-named Train-18.
Question:05 The Modern Coach Factory (MCF) is situated in –
A) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
B) Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh
C) Patiala, Punjab
D) Kapurthala, Punjab
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Correct Answer: B
Explanation: The Modern Coach Factory (MCF), a state-of-the-art rail coach manufacturing unit of Indian Railways, is located in Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh.
Question:06 Which of the following Indian Railways production units holds the prestigious IGBC Platinum green certification?
A) Integral Coach Factory, Chennai
B) Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala
C) Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli
D) Rail Wheel Plant, Bela
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Correct Answer: B
Explanation: Rail Coach Factory (RCF) Kapurthala is the first and only Indian Railways production unit to be awarded the IGBC (Indian Green Building Council) Platinum rating for its environmentally sustainable campus and operations.
Question:07 The aluminium-body coach prototype for 250 km/h is being developed at –
A) ICF Chennai
B) RCF Kapurthala
C) MCF Raebareli
D) BEML Bengaluru
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Correct Answer: C
Explanation: The aluminium-body coach prototype designed for 250 km/h operations is under development at the Modern Coach Factory (MCF), Raebareli.
Question:08 Which factory is home to the world’s largest CNG-bio-toilet retrofit plant?
A) ICF Chennai
B) RCF Kapurthala
C) DLW Varanasi
D) BEML Bengaluru
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Correct Answer: B
Explanation: Rail Coach Factory (RCF) Kapurthala houses the world’s largest CNG-bio-toilet retrofit plant, established to convert conventional toilets to eco-friendly CNG-based bio-toilets across Indian Railways coaches.
Question:09 The target of “Mission 4000” is to produce how many LHB coaches per factory per annum?
A) 3000
B) 3500
C) 4000
D) 4500
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Correct Answer: C
Explanation: Mission 4000 aims at each Indian Railways’ coach manufacturing factory rolling out 4,000 LHB coaches every year to meet the demand for safer, lighter and more modern rolling stock.
Question:10 Which of the following is an export-oriented coach factory of Indian Railways?
A) RCF Kapurthala
B) ICF Chennai
C) Raebareli Coach Factory
D) Marhowrah Coach Factory
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Correct Answer: A
Explanation: Rail Coach Factory (RCF) Kapurthala is designated as Indian Railways’ export-oriented coach factory, supplying rolling stock to several overseas railways.
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