ICF (Integral Coach Factory), the premier coaching factory of Indian railway in Perambur, will manufacture Metro rail coaches from the current financial year.
Addressing staff and their family members after hoisting the national flag and accepting the guard of honour offered by RPF personnel at ICF stadium, A K Agarwal, general manager of ICF, said that ICF would be turning out Metro coaches for Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation and GaribRath air conditioned tier-III coaches in the current financial year 2022-23.
Announcing that ICF has planned to manufacture 3,500 coaches in 50 variants, including Vistadome dining cars, which would be run in Gujarat come September, in addition to Vande Bharat rakes. Gatishakti freight train in Vande Bharat platform and steam engine themed heritage train with electric propulsion in Vande Bharat platform would also manufactured at ICF.
