<p>New Delhi: Indian Railways has in the financial year 2024-25 manufactured 7,134 coaches, marking a 9 per cent increase from the previous year, the ministry said on Thursday.</p>.<p>In 2023-24, 6,541 coaches were manufactured, it said.</p>.<p>According to a press statement, a special emphasis was given on non A/C coaches with production of 4,601 coaches in 2024-25 catering to the needs of the common man.</p>.<p>"This rise reflects India's growing emphasis on modernising Railway infrastructure to meet increasing passenger demand," the press note said.</p>.<p>"The Indian Railways has three coach manufacturing units in the country – Integral Coach Factory (ICF) at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Rail Coach Factory (RCF) at Kapurthala, Punjab and Modern Coach Factory (MCF) at Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh," it said.</p>.<p>On the ICF, the premier passenger coach producing unit of Indian Railways, the ministry said that it surpassed its previous production records for 2024-25, as it rolled out 3,007 coaches.</p>.Car falls off railway overbridge, plunges onto slums in Ghaziabad, injures pregnant woman, family.<p>"Coach production in India has expanded substantially over the years," it said.</p>.<p>"Between 2004 and 2014, Indian Railways manufactured less than 3,300 coaches on an average per year. However, from 2014 to 2024, production saw a major boost with production of 54,809 coaches with an average of 5,481 coaches per year, aligning with the push for improved connectivity and self-reliance in Railway manufacturing," the ministry added. </p>
<p>New Delhi: Indian Railways has in the financial year 2024-25 manufactured 7,134 coaches, marking a 9 per cent increase from the previous year, the ministry said on Thursday.</p>.<p>In 2023-24, 6,541 coaches were manufactured, it said.</p>.<p>According to a press statement, a special emphasis was given on non A/C coaches with production of 4,601 coaches in 2024-25 catering to the needs of the common man.</p>.<p>"This rise reflects India's growing emphasis on modernising Railway infrastructure to meet increasing passenger demand," the press note said.</p>.<p>"The Indian Railways has three coach manufacturing units in the country – Integral Coach Factory (ICF) at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Rail Coach Factory (RCF) at Kapurthala, Punjab and Modern Coach Factory (MCF) at Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh," it said.</p>.<p>On the ICF, the premier passenger coach producing unit of Indian Railways, the ministry said that it surpassed its previous production records for 2024-25, as it rolled out 3,007 coaches.</p>.Car falls off railway overbridge, plunges onto slums in Ghaziabad, injures pregnant woman, family.<p>"Coach production in India has expanded substantially over the years," it said.</p>.<p>"Between 2004 and 2014, Indian Railways manufactured less than 3,300 coaches on an average per year. However, from 2014 to 2024, production saw a major boost with production of 54,809 coaches with an average of 5,481 coaches per year, aligning with the push for improved connectivity and self-reliance in Railway manufacturing," the ministry added. </p>