Indian Railways Revises FY23 Rolling Stock Production Plan, Will Boost Output To 8,000+ Coaches

Indian Railways has decided to revise its 2022-23 rolling stock production plan upwards. The Ministry’s new plan targets the production of 8,429 units for the coming financial year. Production for 2022-23 has been raised by 878 units from the earlier planned 7,551, according to the revised targets.

A target of 8,115 units was earlier set for the current financial year (2021-22). The revised plan for the next financial year, 2022-23, raises year-on-year production targets by 3.9% to 8,429.

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Financial YearProduction Target
2021-22 (3rd Revision)8,115
2022-23 Original7,551
2022-23 (Revised)8,429

Freight EMUs, Cargo Double Deckers – New Additions to Coach Production Programme

In the revised Coach Production Programme, two types of new vehicles have been added. Tejas rakes, omitted in the original plan, have also been included in the revision dated 20th February 2022.

Key highlights are the addition of what IR calls, for now, ‘Cargo Liner Double Decker’ and ‘Freight EMU’ coaches. Rail Coach Factory (RCF), Kapurthala has been asked to build 20 Cargo Liner Double Decker coaches. 32 Freight EMU coaches concept will be produced by Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai.

It is not yet clear how these new rolling stock types will be utilized by Indian Railways.

Type of Coach / WagonIntegral Coach Factory (ICF)Modern Coach Factory (MCF)Rail Coach Factory (RCF)
Cargo Liner Double Decker20
Freight EMU32
LWACCN Tejas (3 AC)120
LWACCW Tejas (2 AC)50
LWCBAC Tejas (Pantry)10
LWFAC Tejas (1 AC)20
Power Car Tejas20
Track Recording Car14
Vistadome4030
New additions in the revised Production targets (in units) for 2022-23

Also added to the production programme is the equivalent of 10 rakes (220 coaches) of the Tejas variant of LHB coaches. Modern Coach Factory (MCF), Rae Barelli will produce the new Tejas rakes. Buoyed by the positive hype generated by the Vistadome coaches, the Ministry of Railways seems to have decided to produce another 70 units, out of which 40 will be produced by ICF and another 30 by RCF.

Vande Bharat Express: Sharp Increase in ICF’s Train-18 Production Target for 2022-23

In an attempt to speed up induction of Train-18, the Ministry of Railways has sharply raised ICF’s production target for the much-delayed trainsets. ICF is now tasked with rolling out 55 Vande Bharat / Train-18 rakes instead of the originally planned 22 rakes in FY 22-23. This means ICF will have to produce in excess of 4 rakes a month starting April 2022.

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Targets for both MCF and RCF have been retained at 10 rakes each. This takes the total number of rakes to be produced by March 2023 to 75.

Train-18 ProductionIntegral Coach Factory (ICF)Modern Coach Factory (MCF)Rail Coach Factory (RCF)
Original PlanCoaches352160160
Rakes221010
Revised PlanCoaches880160160
Rakes551010

However, the prototype rakes from the first 44 trainset tender, awarded to Medha in January 2021, have not been rolled out yet. The Ministry floated yet another tender for 58 additional rakes in August 2021. Meeting a target for 75 rakes by end of March 2023 is likely to be a tough task.

More Changes to Indian Railways 2022-23 Coach Production Programme

Several other changes have been made to the original plan. MCF produce 10 Mainline Electric Multiple Unit (MEMU) rakes with 3 Phase AC propulsion. None were to be produced earlier. The factory is also expected to sharply raise production of non AC sleeper coaches from 32 to 200.

Production target of First Class AC Sleeper coaches, Two Tier AC Sleeper coaches and standard Three Tier AC Sleeper coaches has been reduced by a total of 190 units. On the other hand, an additional 50 coaches of the new Three Tier AC Sleeper Economy variant are to be produced.

Coach TypeIntegral Coach Factory (ICF)Modern Coach Factory (MCF)Rail Coach Factory (RCF)
3 PH MEMU MC (Non AC)Original68
Revised2058
3 PH MEMU TC (Non AC)Original204
Revised60174
8W OHEOriginal60
Revised0
LS (Deen Dayalu)Original18
Revised0
LWACCN (3AC)Original578
Revised458
LWACCNE (3AC Economy)Original715569416
Revised773619420
LWACCW (2AC)Original268116
Revised25066
LWFAC (1AC)Original40
Revised20
LWSCN (Non AC Sleeper)Original39032
Revised350200
Other Changes to the Coach Production Programme. (Only Changed Numbers Listed Here)

Full Comparison: Original and Revised Coach Production Programme for 2022-23

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Coach TypeProgrammeIntegral Coach Factory (ICF)Latur Coach FactoryModern Coach Factory (MCF)Rail Coach Factory (RCF)Total (By Coach Type)
(HS) SPARTOriginal3000030
Revised3000030
3 PH EMU MC (Non AC)Original203000203
Revised203000203
3 PH EMU TC (Non AC)Original406000406
Revised406000406
3 PH K Metro MCOriginal5200052
Revised5200052
3 PH K Metro TCOriginal5200052
Revised5200052
3 PH MEMU MC (Non AC)Original4430068142
Revised44302058152
3 PH MEMU TC (Non AC)Original132900204426
Revised1329060174456
8W OHEOriginal6000060
Revised00000
AC RAOriginal800816
Revised800816
Cargo Liner Double DeckerNew0002020
Freight EMUNew3200032
LFCWACOriginal16029045
Revised16029045
LS (Deen Dayalu)Original180181450
Revised18001432
LSLRDOriginal15409090334
Revised15409090334
LWACCNOriginal52205785281628
Revised52204585281508
LWACCN TejasNew001200120
LWACCNEOriginal71505694161700
Revised77306194201812
LWACCWOriginal2680116144528
Revised250066144460
LWACCW TejasNew0050050
LWCBACOriginal180151750
Revised180151750
LWCBAC TejasNew0010010
LWFACOriginal9304067200
Revised9302067180
LWFAC TejasNew0020020
LWLRRMOriginal350650100
Revised350650100
LWS ACOriginal7605767200
Revised7605767200
LWSCNOriginal3900320422
Revised35002000550
Other Non NRC Non RSPOriginal00000
Revised00000
Power Car TejasNew0020020
RAOriginal800816
Revised800816
SPICOriginal1900019
Revised1900019
Train Set CoachesOriginal3520160160672
Revised88001601601200
TRCNew1400014
VistadomeNew40003070
VP/Parcel Van/LHBOriginal50050100200
Revised50050100200
Total – Original Plan3721120181918917551
Total – Revised Plan4275120212919058429
Integral Coach Factory (ICF)Latur Coach FactoryModern Coach Factory (MCF)Rail Coach Factory (RCF)

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