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Rail Coach Factory Kapurthala
The Railway Coach Factory or RCF located at Kapurthala, Punjab was founded in 1986. Newer than the Integral Coach Factory, Perumbur, RCF also manufactures coaches for the Indian Railways. In a short span It has manufactured around 16000 passenger coaches of 51 different types including Self Propelled passenger vehicles which constitute over 35% of the total number of coaches on Indian Railways.
With state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities and processes, RCF has achieved excellence in Design, Development, Manufacture, Installation and After-sales service. Creating a strong tradition of innovatiion and development new range of products are constantly on the anvil.
The list of products manufactured by RCF are:
- 1st AC Sleeper Coach (BG)
- 2 Tier AC Sleeper Coach (BG, MG)
- 3 Tier AC Sleeper Coach (BG)
- AC Inspection Coach (BG)
- AC Chair Car, Executive Class & Economy Class (BG, MG)
- AC Buffet Car (BG)
- AC Power Car (BG)
- MG Diesel Electrical Multiple Units
- Main Line Electrical Multiple Units (BG)
- Non-AC Sleeper Class Day Coach (BG)
- Non-AC General Coach (BG/MG)
- Non-AC Luggage-cum-Brake Van (BG/MG)
- Refrigerated Parcel Van (BG)
- Non AC Inspection Coach (BG)
- High Capacity Parcel Van (BG)
- Accident Relief Train (BG)
- Post Office Coach (BG)
- Coaching Container Flats (BG)
- Double Decker Coach (BG)
- Non-AC Day Coach (BG)
- Coaches for Garib Rath trains,
Upgradation of Technology
To bring a quantum jump in passenger coach technology and bring it to the contemporary world standards under with M/s. Alstom-LHB, GermanyTo match international standards for Coaches in India , RCF has successfully collaborated and has Transfer of Technology Contract with Alstom-LHB Germany to roll out Alstom-LHB design stainless steel coaches for Rajdhani & Shatabadi Express trains. These are more comfortable and safer for faster travel.Now RCF has Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing Facilities, State-of -the-Art Machines and quality assurance certificates: ISO 9001, ISO 14001.
Special features of these state-of-the-art stainless steel coaches are:
- Operational & Maintenance Superiority
- Improved Passenger Interface
- Improved Safety
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