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In _______, Rail Coach Factory of Indian Railways at Kapurthala delivered its first coach.1. 19962. 19763. 20064. 1988

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : 1988

The correct answer is 1988.

  •  Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala:
    • The foundation stone of Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala was laid down by former Prime Minister of India Shri Rajiv Gandhi in 1985.
    • The objective of this project was to enhance the production capacity of passenger coaches for the ever-increasing demand of Indian Railways (IR).
    • And to generate employment opportunities for the youth of Punjab.
    • The production at RCF commenced on 19.09.1987.
    • The first coach was rolled out on 31.03.1988.
    • RCF started manufacturing ICF design coaches made of corten steel, however, after the transfer of technology from Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) of Germany in 1998, it started manufacturing modern stainless steel coaches having speed potential up to 160 kmph.
    • India's first TEJAS train was rolled out from RCF in 2017.

  •  Railway Production Units in India:

Railway Production Units

Produces

Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW, Chittaranjan)

Steam & electric locomotives 

Perambur

Rail Coaches

Rail Coach Factory (RCF0, Kapoorthala, Punjab

Rail Coaches

Bhilai

Rail and sleeper cars

Wheel Axle Plant (WAP), Bangalore

Wheel  Axle Plant

Durgapur & Yelahanka

Wheel Axle Plant

Diesel Component Works (DCW), Patiala

 Diesel Components & Parts

Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai

Coaching Stick

Bharat Earth Movers Ltd., Bangalore

Rail coaches for Delhi Metro Rail Corporation

Tatanagar

Metre gauge steam locomotives

Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW) Varanasi

Diesel Locomotives



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