Indian Railways is set to open tender for a delayed metro coach factory at Kanchrapara in West Bengal.
The project, which plans to manufacture about 5,000 coaches over 10 years, will be using state-of-the-art propulsion system, using materials like stainless steel and aluminium to build the coaches to ensure energy efficiency and longer life.
This factory at Kanchrapara, located close to Kolkata, will be set up on Railways's land and site works related to filling of land, widening of roads and provision of power supply is nearing completion which will save significant time for the developers.