India’s Largest Private Rail Coach Factory Opens in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD (Metro Rail News): On June 22, 2023, Hyderabad, India’s largest private rail coach factory, was officially inaugurated in Kondakal village, Rangareddy district, near Hyderabad. The esteemed facility, constructed by Medha Servo Drives Private Limited, a renowned Telangana-based company specializing in designing and manufacturing complex electrical and electronic railway products, marks a significant milestone for the state.

Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, gracing the inauguration ceremony, expressed immense pride in Telangana’s accomplishment of housing a homegrown company that will now play a key role in the construction of rail coaches within the state.

The Chief Minister also expressed his delight over Medha Servo Drives Private Limited securing a prestigious monorail order from Mumbai, further bolstering the company’s reputation and positioning them as a key player in the rail industry.

Following the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act 2014, Telangana was guaranteed the establishment of a rail coach manufacturer within six months of its formation.

Medha Group took the initiative in 2017 and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TSIIC) to create a private rail coach manufacturing, clearing the door for realizing this long-awaited project.

Industries Minister K.T. Rama Rao laid the foundation stone for the factory on August 13, 2020. The private rail coach factory, which has an excellent investment of Rs 1,000 crore, has a production capacity of 500 coaches and 50 locomotives yearly.

Spanning 100 acres, the state-of-the-art facility can manufacture various types of railway rolling stock, including coaches, train sets, locomotives, metro trains, and monorails.

Mr. Kasyap Reddy, the Managing Director of Medha Servo Drives, revealed during the inaugural ceremony that approximately Rs 400 crore had been invested in the project’s first phase, with a proposed investment of Rs 805 crore in total.

Reddy announced that by the end of this year, the facility will successfully manufacture coach components for the Monorail project. He expressed aspirations to expand the project in subsequent phases, aiming to produce railway products for India and the global market.

The establishment of India’s largest private rail coach factory is a crucial step for Hyderabad and Telangana which contributes to the country’s railway development and technological advancement. Medha Servo Drives’s creative efforts and the Telangana government’s support promise a brighter future for the rail industry, both domestically and internationally.