Forged Wheel Plant
| Forged Wheel Plant | |
|---|---|
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| Built | 2016–2021 |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 26°11′N 81°01′E / 26.19°N 81.01°E |
| Industry | Rolling stock components |
| Products | Forged railway wheels |
| Employees | about 600 (projected) |
| Area | 40.5 acres (16.4 ha) |
| Owners | Indian Railways (since April 2024); previously Rashtriya Ispat Nigam (RINL) |
The Forged Wheel Plant is a railway wheel manufacturing facility at Aihar village in Raebareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.
History
The plant was conceived by the Ministry of Steel and built by the state-owned steelmaker Rashtriya Ispat Nigam (RINL), with an installed capacity of about one lakh wheels a year, expandable to two lakh. The ownership was passed to Indian Railways in April 2024, from Rashtriya Ispat Nigam (RINL).
Products
The plant produces forged steel wheels for LHB coaches, Vande Bharat trains and locomotives, and is one of the sources of forged wheels for Indian Railways.
References
- ↑ "RINL to set up forged wheel plant in Rae Bareli". The Hindu. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2026.
- ↑ "RINL conducts hot trial of forged wheel line at Raebareli unit". Business Standard. PTI. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2026.
- ↑ "RINL aims to make 55,000 wheels in FY24 to meet Railways' demand: CMD". ET Infra. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2026.
- ↑ "Railways takes over RINL's forged wheel plant in Raebareli". The Hindu BusinessLine. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2026.
- ↑ "MCF Raebareli FY26 coach production up five per cent at 2,126 coaches". RailPost. 7 April 2026. Retrieved 10 November 2026.
- ↑ "Railways increases wheel imports as LPG crisis, machinery breakdown hit production at Raebareli plant". ThePrint. PTI. 1 July 2026. Retrieved 10 November 2026.