Prime Minister Narendra Modi lays the foundation stone of Gujarat's first locomotive manufacturing unit in Dahod.

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The Dahod workshop will be used to manufacturing of 9000 HP locomotives.

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These locos are equipped with Digital Tracking System (Kavach), which is an Automatic Train Protection System.

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These locos are to be manufactured with the use of green energy and to have green manufacturing tag.

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The 9000 HP locomotive is capable to haul a load of 4500 tonne cargo load.

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It would be Gujarat’s first production unit t to manufacture locomotives.

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This upgraded unit will manufacture 1200 locomotives of 9000 Horse Power having a speed potential of 120 km per hour.

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In this production unit, standard gauge locomotives are to be manufactured for the international market and broad gauge locomotives for Indian Railways.

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The manufacturing of locos will be done under the supervision of technology partner as part of the Modi government’s ‘ Make in india’ initiative.

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The first locomotive is expected to turn out from the factory in the first quarter of 2024.

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Learn more about the list of railway manufacturing units in India. Important for RRB NTPC CBT II, SSC MTS and SSC CHSL.

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