Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli

The project was approved in the Supplementary Railway Budget for 2006–07.{{cite news|title=Rae Bareli rail coach factory to roll out modern Linke Holfmann Busch coaches|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Rae-Bareli-rail-coach-factory-to-roll-out-modern-Linke-Holfmann-Busch-coaches/articleshow/17108447.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230062918/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-06/lucknow/34948018_1_rail-coach-factory-supplementary-railway-budget-lhb|url-status=live|archive-date=30 December 2013|access-date=11 January 2013|newspaper=The Times of India|date=6 November 2012}} Sonia Gandhi laid the foundation stone for the factory in February 2007 and land acquisition for the project commenced in April 2007.{{cite news|title=At long last, Rae Bareli's rail dream picks up speed|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/At-long-last-Rae-Bareli-s-rail-dream-picks-up-speed/Article1-945788.aspx|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216053413/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/At-long-last-Rae-Bareli-s-rail-dream-picks-up-speed/Article1-945788.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 February 2013|access-date=11 January 2013|newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=16 October 2012}}{{cite web|title=Setting up of New Rail Coach Factory at Rae Bareilly|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/O&M/Annexture_1_3.pdf|publisher=Indian Railways|access-date=11 January 2013}} However, in 2008, following the victory of the Bahujan Samaj Party in the Uttar Pradesh elections of 2007, the new government under Chief Minister Mayawati cancelled the land deed for the factory halting construction work there. The Allahabad High Court permitted the project to proceed after a public interest litigation petition was filed before it. In January 2009, construction of the factory began again which was inaugurated once again by Sonia Gandhi. The same month, Indian Railways signed a 99-year land lease agreement with the Government of Uttar Pradesh. The delay led to the cost of the project rising from an initially estimated {{INR}}1685 crores to about {{INR}}2500 crores.

The factory has come up on a total area of 541 hectares of land of which 283 was acquired from private parties. The factory was constructed by the IRCON International Limited. A total of 1,450 jobs are to be given to families that were affected by the land acquisition besides the compensation package and the Lucknow Division of the Northern Railways is expected to generate another 1,000 job opportunities as a result of the factory becoming operational. The factory adheres to stringent pollution control norms for curbing air pollution and spillage of oils and employs fume and sewage neutralisation systems.{{cite news|title=Rae Bareli Rail Coach Factory to be eco-friendly|url=http://www.livemint.com/Industry/iQrLAXFbhPdbFdVrCkkQ3L/Rae-Bareli-Rail-Coach-Factory-to-be-ecofriendly.html|access-date=11 January 2013|newspaper=HT Mint|date=28 January 2009}}

The factory is expected to manufacture 1,000 Linke Holfmann Busch (LHB) coaches annually.{{cite web | url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=104072 | title=Production of LHB coach on Indian Railways | date=21 February 2014 | publisher=Press Information Bureau, Government of India, Ministry of Railways | access-date=24 October 2018 }}

Anubhuti coaches, which are LHB coach, announced in the Railway Budget of 2013 are to be produced at the Rae Bareli coach factory. These coaches will progressively be introduced on the Shatabdi and Rajdhani Express trains.{{cite news|title=Chandigarh Shatabdi to have first Anubhuti coach|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Chandigarh-Shatabdi-to-have-first-Anubhuti-coach/articleshow/18774284.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130830205829/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-03/chandigarh/37409751_1_modern-facilities-and-services-rajdhani-train-anubhuti|url-status=live|archive-date=30 August 2013|access-date=4 March 2013|newspaper=The Times of India|date=3 March 2013}}

The first completely in-house manufactured coach was turned out in August 2014. Since then, MCF has almost doubled its production year by year, starting from 140 coaches in 2014–15, to 285 coaches in 2015–16, then 576 coaches in 2016-17 and first time achieving the given production target of 710 coaches by manufacturing 711 coaches in 2017–18, MCF has turned out 1425 coaches in 2018–19 against a target of 1422 coaches. MCF also produced 1920 coaches in the year 2019–20. In spite of Low Production rate due to Locked Down, MCF has produced 1360 couches due to revised target in 2020–21.{{cite web | url=https://mcf.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,294 | title=About MCF | publisher=Modern Coach Factory Raebareli }}

Total of 11000 LHB coach have been rolled out by MCF Raebareli until 30 November 2023.

There is a proposal by MCF to make aluminium coaches potential to operate at speed of 250 km/h. The life of coach may go up to 40 years. This will be manufactured under Make in India initiative.{{cite web | url=https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/railways/raebarelis-mcf-eyes-250-kmph-capable-aluminium-coaches-after-train-18-this-is-indian-railways-next-big-step/1415046/ | title=Raebareli's MCF eyes 250 KMPH capable aluminium coaches! After Train 18, this is Indian Railways next big step | work=Financial Express| date=15 December 2018 }}

==Export==

Nearly after 8 years of its commissioning Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli dispatched its first export qauilty train coaches to Mozambique, Africa in October 2020.

In June 2019, Mozambique Ports and Railways Authority signed an MoU with Indian railway's RITES (Rail India Technical and Economic Service) to procure 90 coaches, including 60 loco-hauled designed on LHB coach platform and 30 DEMU coaches designed and developed by ICF and RDSO.

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MCF, Raebareli first export consignment was to dispatch 12 locomotive-hauled coaches by October-end, these coaches were designed by Lucknow based RDSO and developed by MCF.{{cite web |last=Chauhan |first=Arvind |date=23 September 2021 |title=Coaches from Rae Bareli factory set to roll into Mozambique | Lucknow News |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/coaches-from-rae-bareli-factory-set-to-roll-into-mozambique/articleshow/86439778.cms |access-date=16 January 2023 |website=The Times of India}}

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