Titagarh Rail Methods to fabricate aluminium railway coaches completely in India by FY27
3 min learnJun 8, 2026 02:24 PM IST
Aluminium railway coaches manufacturing: Titagarh Rail Methods has deliberate to grow to be totally self-reliant or Atmanirbhar within the manufacturing of aluminium railway coaches from FY27. The Uttarpara-based firm has already equipped aluminium coaches for the Pune Metro challenge and has secured a further order to fabricate 12 extra aluminium trainsets.
In an announcement, Umesh Chowdhary, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Titagarh Rail Methods Restricted stated that the corporate had earlier relied on imports of flat packs and sub-assemblies for aluminium coaches from Italy-based Firema. Nonetheless, over the previous yr, Titagarh has imported all the required equipment required to fabricate these flat packs inside the nation.
“Earlier, we have been importing the flat packs or the subassemblies for these aluminium coaches from Firema from Italy. However now within the final yr, we now have imported all of the machines which are required for making these flat packs inside the nation. So inside this yr and the approaching yr, that’s FY27 and starting of FY28, we will probably be totally Atmanirbhar or self-sufficient to make aluminium coaches from uncooked materials or from extrusion onwards,” he stated.
Chowdhary additional stated that the corporate’s rising experience in aluminium coach manufacturing may open up alternatives within the high-speed rail section. He famous that high-speed trains the world over are constructed utilizing aluminium coaches.
“So that can make us totally built-in producers of each aluminium and stainless-steel coaches. By the way in which, world over, high-speed trains are additionally made in aluminium. That additionally opens up our alternative, and that’s going to be one thing that we’ll positively be working in direction of…to be totally ready and able to tackle the subsequent problem for Indian infrastructure, which is high-speed trains,” he added.
Indian Railways aluminium coaches
In a written reply within the Lok Sabha on March 16, 2022, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated that Indian Railways deliberate to obtain 400 next-generation Vande Bharat trainsets with the usage of aluminium physique coaches.
“IR plans to obtain 400 new technology Vande Bharat Prepare units with higher power effectivity and passenger driving expertise. The usage of Aluminium Physique coaches in these new technology power environment friendly Vande Bharat prepare units can even be thought of to the extent attainable,” he stated.
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