India’s fastest train gets nod: New train can run up to 220 kmphIndian Railways is set to manufacture advanced trainsets with a design speed of 220 kmph. This marks a significant upgrade from current Van...
10 Apr, 2026, 02.59 PM IST
Metro's first train for Phase-IV operation reaches Delhi: DMRCThe first train for Delhi Metro's Phase-IV expansion arrived in Delhi. The train was manufactured by Alstom in Chennai. It will undergo tes...
15 Nov, 2024, 06.50 PM IST
Railways to launch Vande Bharat sleeper trains soon: OfficialBEML chairman and managing director Shantanu Roy said that "if all goes well, we will come out with a world class unmatched travel experien...
12 Oct, 2023, 10.29 PM IST
JSL supplies 2,000-tonne stainless steel for Kanpur Metro Project"The PM recently inaugurated a 9-km long completed stretch of Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation's (UPMRC) Kanpur Metro Project. JSL has ...
05 Jan, 2022, 01.29 PM IST
Chennai ICF set to remake Vande Bharat rakesThe Indian Railways is set to procure 44 rakes of Vande Bharat trains from the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai. It had earlier scra...
23 Dec, 2019, 11.16 AM IST
Modern Coach Factory floats Rs 150 crore tender for technology to produce first 'Make In India' metro coach"The tender will open on 29 February, 2019 and by 2021 we should be able to come out with the first such coach," said the source involved i...
27 Jan, 2019, 03.51 PM IST
Chennai Metro gets ‘Make in India’ push from JapanAfter several rounds of meeting between the urban affairs secretary and Japanese ambassador, both sides agreed to push the manufacturing of...
01 Jan, 2019, 11.05 AM IST
Integral Coach Factory eyes Metro train marketICF General Manager S Mani said the coach manufacturer was currently making coaches for the Kolkata Metro and that they wanted to cater to ...
08 Apr, 2017, 04.05 PM IST
At 160 kmph, Train-2018 will begin its run from Chennai ICFAptly named 'Train-2018', the first trainset -- a rake without a separate locomotive -- is expected to be ready by March next year and like...
26 Feb, 2017, 01.01 PM IST
Kochi metro gets first set of coaches from Alstom TransportThe order for 25 train set was placed in August 2014 and Alstom Transport delivered the first train set in record time.
02 Jan, 2016, 08.07 PM IST
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu to launch 50,000th coach on July 6Railways will roll out its 50,000th coach on July 6, marking a momentous occasion for the national transporter in achieving a record perfor...
03 Jul, 2015, 08.14 PM IST
Metro proposals for 9 cities under consideration: M Venkaiah NaiduWith such expansion, the demand for rolling stock is set to increase and keeping this in view, govt is encouraging production of metro coac...
01 May, 2015, 09.52 PM IST
'Make in India' initiative: 90 per cent of DMRC trains manufactured in IndiaThe DMRC said over the last 10 years, it has been able to keep the capital cost for procurement of these coaches at a consistent level.
30 Mar, 2015, 01.41 PM IST
'90 per cent of Delhi Metro coaches are manufactured in India'Sustained indigenisation efforts have led to DMRC achieving the milestone of manufacturing 90 per cent of Delhi Metro coaches in the countr...
27 Mar, 2015, 10.42 PM IST
- Alstom seeks Indian suppliers for Chennai unit
Alstom is scouting for local partners in India to supply components to its upcoming metro rail coach manufacturing unit near Chennai.
27 Jul, 2012, 02.39 AM IST
- Alstom jumps 5 pc on BSE after bagging Rs 1,470 cr project
Alstom Projects jumped nearly 5% after the company signed a 243 million euro contract to supply coaches to the Chennai Metro Rail project.
13 Sep, 2010, 12.12 PM IST
- Dellner Couplers sets up India facility in Chennai
Dellner Couplers, has set up a manufacturing facility at Poonamalle in Chennai to cater to the domestic and global markets.
21 Oct, 2009, 07.18 PM IST