Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala

History

Established in 1986, RCF is a coach manufacturing unit of Indian Railways. It has manufactured more than 30000 passenger coaches of different types including Self Propelled passenger vehicles which constitute over 50% of the total population of coaches on Indian Railways.

Some of them are:

1st AC (Air-Conditioned) Sleeper Coach (5 ft 6 in or 1,676 mm BG)

2 Tier AC Sleeper Coach (Broad gauge, (BG)); Meter Gauge, MG)

3 Tier AC Sleeper Coach (BG)

AC Inspection Coach (BG)

AC Chair Car, Executive Class & Economy Class (BG/MG)

AC Buffet Car (BG)

AC Power Car (BG)

MG Diesel Electric Multiple Units

Main Line Electric Multiple Units (BG)

Non-AC Sleeper Class Day Coach (BG)

Non-AC General Coach (BG/MG)

Non-AC Luggage-cum-Brake Van (BG/MG)

Refrigerated Parcel Van (BG)

Non AC Inspection Coach (BG)

High Capacity Parcel Van (BG)

Accident Relief Train (BG)

Post Office Coach (BG)

Coaching Container Flats (BG)

Double Decker Coach (BG)

Non-AC Day Coach (BG)

Production

This output constitutes over 35% of the total population of coaches on Indian Railways. The Rail Coach Factory (RCF) has produced record number of coaches in the financial year 2013-14, as it reached the mark of 1701 coaches against installed capacity of 1500 per annum. During the year RCF produced 23 different variants of coaches for high-speed trains like Rajdhani, Shatabdi, double decker and other trains. The factory in association with DRDE also developed a highly cost-effective indigenous technology for treatment of bio waste in coaches. Around 2096 bio-toilets have been fitted in 2013-14.

1. Broad Gauge Air Conditioned

1.1 AC Sleeper (AC First, AC-2 Tier, AC-3 Tier)1.2 AC Chair Car (Executive Class, Second AC)

2. Broad Gauge Non Air Conditioned

2.1 General Second Class Seating2.2 General Second Sleeper2.3 General Second Class Day Coach2.4 General Second Class With Luggage Rack and Guard's Compartment2.5 General Second Class With Disabled Compartment and Guard's Compartment2.6 Power Cars

3. Stainless Steel BG Coaches

3.1 AC Sleeper (AC First, AC-2 Tier, AC-3 Tier)3.2 AC Chair Car (Executive Class, Second AC)3.3 AC Pantry Car3.4 General Second Class Seating3.5 General Second Sleeper3.6 General Second Class With Luggage Rack and Guard's Compartment

4. Meter Gauge Air Conditioned Coaches

4.1 AC Sleeper (AC First, AC-2 Tier, AC-3 Tier)4.2 AC Chair Car (Executive Class, Second AC)4.3 General Second Class Seating4.4 General Second Class With Luggage Rack and Guard's Compartment

5. Self Propelled Coaches

5.1 Accident Relief Train5.2 Mailline Electric Multiple Unit5.3 Mainline Diesel Multiple Unit5.4 Meter Gauge Diesel Multiple Unit

6. Special Purpose Coaches

6.1 RA Coaches6.2 Parcel Vans6.3 Refrigrated Parcel Vans6.4 Postal Vans

The factory is also manufacturing 120 Linke-Hofmann-Busch (LHB) coaches to be exported to Bangladesh at an estimated cost of Rs 367 crore, with the first consignment of 40 set to be dispatched in March 2016. The factory has already exported coaches to South East Asian and African countries which have Metre Gauge rail networks and Indian Railways' past experience in Meter Gauge rolling stock has proves handy in serving these markets.

Hospital

A 65-bed Hospital supplies free medicine and free check-up to railway staff and their family members.

Education

The township has two Kendriya Vidhyalaya's, one Government Elementary School (Punjabi medium), one Government Senior Secondary School (Punjabi medium), two Jack 'N' Jill schools run by RCF Women's Welfare Organization, of which one handles up to UKG and other up to 6th Standard.

Recreation

A Lake complex in with boating channel and a park in the memory of martyr of The War of Kargil in 1999, which have 'Lakshman Jhula' tied with metal ropes between two hills. Apart from these it has stadiums and courts for indoor and outdoor games.There are 3 club in R.C.F. namely worker club, suprvisor club, officer club in which there are facilities of outdoor and indoor games.

Utilities

The township also has Shopping complexes, Banks, Post office, Staff canteen, Karamchari Kalyan Kosh, Handicraft Centre, Creche and a RCF/WWO–run Computer Centre.