Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Alstom Seeks 200-Locomotive Follow-On Order From Indian Railways
Alstom and Indian Railways are talking about making 200 more electric locomotives.
These trains would be built at a factory in Madhepura, Bihar.
The factory was created to produce 800 freight locomotives.
So far, 650 locomotives have been delivered.
The original order is expected to be finished by March 2028.
Alstom’s land lease lasts for 35 years.
The agreement allows Indian Railways to order 200 more locomotives.
It also allows the factory to make other railway products, but the two sides have not decided what will happen yet.
Alstom is discussing a possible order for 200 additional electric locomotives with Indian Railways.
The locomotives would be made at Alstom’s manufacturing facility in Madhepura, Bihar.
The original 800-locomotive order is expected to be completed by March 2028.
Alstom has delivered 650 locomotives from the Madhepura facility so far.
The facility could also manufacture other railway-related products, but no final decision has been made.
- Who
- Alstom and Indian Railways, through their Madhepura manufacturing partnership.
- What
- They are discussing a possible follow-on order for 200 electric locomotives and broader use of the Madhepura facility.
- When
- Discussions are ongoing; the original 800-locomotive order is scheduled for completion by March 2028, while the land lease runs until 2048-49.
- Where
- The manufacturing facility in Madhepura, Bihar, India.
- Why
- The contract allows Indian Railways to order 200 additional locomotives and permits the facility to manufacture other railway-related products.
- Original order
- 800 electric freight locomotives
- Delivered so far
- 650 locomotives
- Expected completion
- March 2028
- Facility location
- Madhepura, Bihar
- Partnership established
- 2015
- Land lease
- 35 years, continuing until 2048-49
- Current status
- Discussions are ongoing, with no final decision