Railways to roll out over 500 Vande Bharat trains next year, install 'anti-injury' fitting in coachesIndian Railways is taking steps to enhance passenger safety by introducing 'anti-injury' fittings in its coaches. The objective is to preve...
09 Nov, 2023, 02.51 PM IST
Vande Bharat sleeper train coming soon, first prototype to be released in the next few weeksThe prototype of the sleeper version of the Vande Bharat train is set to be completed by mid-October at the BEML factory in Bengaluru. The ...
03 Oct, 2023, 03.47 PM IST
Centrally-heated Vande Bharat trains for Jammu and Kashmir likely next yearThe Integral Coach Factory (ICF) is planning to introduce Vande Bharat trains with heating facilities for Jammu and Kashmir. These trains w...
16 Aug, 2023, 03.56 PM IST
Railway Minister flags off LHB coach, 75 Vande Bharat rakes by August 2023The Minister inspected the Vande Bharat Express coaches under production at the LHB shed of Furnishing Factory, ICF. The first two prototyp...
20 May, 2022, 06.32 PM IST
Railway Minister flags off LHB coach; ICF says 75 Vande Bharat rakes by August 2023The Minister inspected the Vande Bharat Express coaches under production at the LHB shed of Furnishing Factory, ICF. The first two prototyp...
20 May, 2022, 05.46 PM IST
JSL Lifestyle launches first dedicated facility for RailwaysThe facility will produce railway coach sub-assemblies like side-wall, roof arch, trough floor and retention tanks for ICF, Chennai.
18 Feb, 2019, 03.44 PM IST
Here's a look at the minds behind the indigenously built Train 18Built at a cost of only Rs 97 cr per piece, Train 18 resembles aesthetically designed European transporters.
13 Jan, 2019, 11.46 AM IST
Train 18: Country's first engine-less train rolled out; Train 20 nextTrain 20 - which will replace the Rajdhani Express trains on the network - is expected to be rolled out by 2020.
29 Oct, 2018, 09.47 PM 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
Railways trying all possibilities to reduce accidents, but do they have financial muscle?After Indore-Patna express derailment, Railways is keen to quicken pace of replacing all coaches with LHB coaches, a process that was first...
11 Dec, 2016, 10.31 AM IST
Resisted pressure for new trains on congested routes: Suresh PrabhuThe bigger challenge lies in retrofitting the existing over 45,000 ICF-designed coaches with better safety features, and a roadmap has been...
11 Dec, 2016, 12.21 AM IST
Kanpur train accident fallout: Shift to safer LHB coaches may take 30 yearsAs per the railways' coach production programme, the production units will make 1253 LHB coaches in 2016-17.
23 Nov, 2016, 11.07 AM IST
Railways vows to replace older coaches after tragedyThe toll could have been much lesser had the Railways completely switched over to the manufacture of LHB coaches -which do not pile up unli...
22 Nov, 2016, 11.23 AM IST
Suresh Prabhu unveils LHB Unit at Integral Coach Factory in ChennaiRailways Minister Suresh Prabhu today launched the LHB unit at the Integral Coach Factory here, set up at a cost of Rs 252 crore.
06 Jul, 2015, 10.40 PM IST
Saudi Arabia's petrochemicals giant SABIC to modernise Mumbai railwaysThe resin, which exhibits high flow, enables the seating to be manufactured using a more efficient injection-molding.
24 Sep, 2014, 04.00 PM IST
Railways, IIT-Madras tie up to power AC coaches with solar energyThe Integral Coach Factory has kicked off a project in association with IIT Madras to design coaches that will draw power from the sun.
05 Aug, 2013, 10.25 AM IST
- Railways to double up production of new age LHB coaches
Railways have decided to double the production of new age LHB coaches keeping in mind their enhanced safety features.
24 Feb, 2012, 03.20 PM IST