Vande Bharat Train: Kapurthala Rail Coach Factory stops working to provide even one train set versus target of 32 for FY 22-23

Railways’ premier production system, the Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala, stopped working to provide even one Vande Bharat train in 2022-23 versus a predicted target of 32, files have actually exposed, with the system blaming its providers for not supplying electrical elements for the train sets. The failure of the factory to accomplish its targets, sources showed, might impact the Railways’ enthusiastic strategies of running 75 Vande Bharat trains by August 2024. The coach factory did not simply disappoint its target to produce Vande Bharat trains, however likewise in the general the production of all sort of coaches. The factory saw a significant deficiency in production at the end of FY 2022-23, having actually produced 1,478 coaches versus a target of 1,885, according to a file accessed by PTI. The factory might make just 153 3HP MEMU trains till March 2023, versus a target of 256, and likewise disappointed its target for LHB coaches, producing 1,325 of it versus the objective of 1,520. Authorities stated the production of Vande Bharat trains in the factory is most likely to start by September 2024. This year, the Railway Board has actually provided RCF Kapurthala a target of 64 Vande Bharat Express trains. A senior ministry authorities stated the RCF has not yet complet
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