Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala

Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala
Company typeIndian Railways coach production unit
IndustryRail transport
FoundedAugust 17, 1986; 38 years ago (1986-08-17)[1]
HeadquartersKapurthala, Punjab, India - 144602
Area served
India
Key people
Shri S. Srinivas (General Manager)[2][3]
ProductsRolling stock
Production output
1862 coaches (2021-2022)
Total assets₹2,097 crore (US$250 million) (2022)
OwnerIndian Railways
Number of employees
6624 (2022)
Websitercf.indianrailways.gov.in
Footnotes / references
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The Rail Coach Factory at Kapurthala is a coach manufacturing unit of the Indian Railways in the Indian state of Punjab. It was set up in the year 1985 with an investment of ₹423 crore (US$342 million) in order to enhance production capacity for India's railways and generate employment for the youth of the state.[5][1] The unit is located on the Jalandhar-Firozpur railway line, and currently, has the job of manufacturing new LHB and MEMU coaches.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Overview". rcf.indianrailways.gov.in. RCF, Kapurthala. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. ^ "General Managers". rcf.indianrailways.gov.in. RCF, Kapurthala. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Organisation Structure". rcf.indianrailways.gov.in. RCF, Kapurthala. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b RCF, Kapurthala (31 March 2022). Annual Report, 2021-22 (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Tracking the genesis of RCF Kapurthala". The Tribune. Kapurthala. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.