Jindal Stainless joins hands with Railways for rail infrastructure modernisation

Jindal Stainless has joined hands with the Railways for modernizing rail infrastructure, particularly in the bridge segment. The company, which is one of the largest domestic stainless steel players and has a 60% market share in coaches, has partnered with Railways' arm Research Designs & Standards Organisation (RDSO) in the third edition of InnoRail India 2018.

"RDSO keeps innovating ways and means to build safe and sustainable infrastructure. Stainless steel coaches and foot-over-bridges validate their movement in this direction. Jindal Stainless is proud to partner their journey by expediting conversion of coaches into stainless steel and strengthening rail infrastructure at the same time,” Jindal Stainless, Head-Sales, Vijay Sharma said.

The first such stainless steel foot-over-bridge is coming at Bhayandar station in Mumbai next year. Over the next 4-5 years, Railways has plans to produce around 10,000 stainless steel coaches annually, the company said in a statement.


India's 7500-km coastline increases the need to use stainless steel infrastructure. High air-borne salts in marine environments cause rapid corrosion and degradation of infrastructure. Bridges, especially in these areas, are exposed to severe risk of collapse. As per industry data, around 1,35,000 rail bridges exist in India, of which over 25% are over 100 years old and need immediate replacement.