 | |
Native name | रेल पहिया कारखाना, बेला |
|---|---|
| Company type | Production unit |
| Industry | Rail |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Headquarters | Bela, Saran, Bihar |
Area served | India |
Key people | Ashwini Vaishnaw (Minister for Railways) Atulya Sinha (Chief Administrative Officer)[1] |
| Products | Wheels for Indian Railways |
| Revenue | ₹15 billion (US$180 million) (2011–12)[2] |
| Owner | Indian Railways |
| Website | rwp |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | East Central Railway Zonal Headquarters, Hajipur |
| Reporting mark | IR |
| Locale | India |
| Dates of operation | 2014–Present |
| Other | |
| Website | www |
Rail Wheel Plant, Bela (Hindi: रेल पहिया कारखाना, बेला) is an independent production unit of Indian Railways situated in the Bela gram panchayat of Dariapur Block, Parsa in Saran district of Bihar.[3] It was inaugurated in 2008 by former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, and was built at a cost of ₹1,450 crore (US$170 million).[4] The station is spread over an area of 165 acres (0.67 km2),[5][6] and employs approximately 956 persons appointed by the Indian Railways, along with 300 contractual staff members.
- ^ "CAO's Desk". 5 April 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Railways Fiscal Budget 2012" (PDF). Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ^ "Bela factory to make wheels for passenger trains". The Times of India. 4 April 2016.
- ^ "official inauguration not yet March 2016". The Times of India. 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Rudy inauguration". Archived from the original on 25 June 2015.
- ^ "VVIP Inauguration Bela 2015". 23 February 2015.