Electric Locomotive Factory, Madhepura

Madhepura Electric Locomotive Private Limited
Company typeMixed-ownership enterprise
IndustryElectric locomotives
Founded20 November 2015; 8 years ago (2015-11-20)
Key people
Vijay Sharma (Director)[1]
ProductsWAG-12B
Production output
300[2] (March 2023)
OwnerAlstom SA (74% equity) & Ministry of Railways (26% equity)[3]
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The Electric Locomotive Factory, Madhepura is a joint venture of Alstom SA of France with Indian Railways for the production of 800 high-power locomotives over a period of 11 years designed to run on Indian tracks at 120 km/h (75 mph). The manufacturing has started on 11 October 2017.

The company's Madhepura facility is spread across 250 acres (100 ha) and currently employs 70 people. It plans to ramp up production by 25% every year till it full capacity is reached. Alstom says its first locomotive will be ready for roll-out early 2019.

On 10 April 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated India's first high-speed WAG-12 12,000 hp (8.9 MW) freight electric locomotive at Electric Locomotive Factory, Madhepura.[4] The first five locomotives will be completed by 2019[needs update] followed by 35 locomotives by 2020, 60 in 2021, and by 100 every year till the target of 800 is reached.

Indian Railways got its 50th locomotive delivered by December, 2020[5] and 100th locomotive by May 2021.[6]

The company also completed setting-up two maintenance depots at Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh and Nagpur in Maharashtra. [7]

  1. ^ "Madhepura Electric Locomotive Private Limited". thecompanycheck.com. The Company Check. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Indian Railways gets its 300th high-speed freight locomotive from Alstom". Money Control. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  3. ^ "India becomes sixth country to manufacture high power locos indigenously". 22 December 2020.
  4. ^ "In Bihar, PM Modi dedicates Madhepura electric loco factory to nation". 10 April 2018.
  5. ^ Nandi, Tamal (7 December 2020). "Indian Railways gets its 50th high-speed freight locomotive from Alstom". mint. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Alstom Delivers 100th Electric Locomotive As Part Of Biggest FDI In Indian Railways". NDTV.com. May 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Press Information Bureau". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 30 December 2022.