Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Eastern Railway Inaugurates New Technical Facilities at Kanchrapara Workshop
Eastern Railway improved several facilities at its historic Kanchrapara Workshop.
New centres were opened to work on train flushing and fire and smoke detection systems.
A room for testing LHB train equipment was also inaugurated.
The railway hopes these facilities will help workers maintain trains better.
General Manager Gitika Pandey inspected the workshop and watched locomotive and coach repair work.
She also spoke with employees about their needs and problems.
A renovated museum and art gallery made from scrap materials was opened.
The workshop has repaired railway vehicles and equipment for many years.
Eastern Railway inaugurated Centres of Excellence for EPPFS and FSDS at Kanchrapara Workshop.
General Manager Gitika Pandey also opened an LHB Equipment Testing Room and LHB Coach POH Shop.
The facilities are intended to improve technical expertise, testing capabilities and maintenance standards.
Pandey inspected workshop operations, flagged off a POH locomotive and met employees, unions and associations.
A renovated museum and art gallery, created using scrap materials, was also inaugurated.
- Who
- Eastern Railway General Manager Gitika Pandey and officials at Eastern Railway's Kanchrapara Workshop.
- What
- New technical centres, an equipment testing room, an LHB Coach POH Shop and a renovated museum and art gallery were inaugurated.
- When
- Thursday.
- Where
- Kanchrapara Workshop, with a preceding inspection from Sealdah to Kanchrapara station.
- Why
- To promote technical excellence, strengthen testing capabilities, improve maintenance standards and support the workshop's continued development.
- Workshop age
- Kanchrapara Workshop is 163 years old.
- New centres
- Centres of Excellence were inaugurated for Electro Pneumatic Pressurised Flushing Systems and Fire & Smoke Detection Systems.
- Additional facility
- An LHB Equipment Testing Room was inaugurated.
- Historical use
- During the World Wars, the workshop was used to repair aircraft and manufacture armoured cars and grenade shells.
- Current work
- Since 1962, it has handled repairs and Periodic Overhaul work for electric locomotives and EMU local trains.
- Inspection route
- Pandey conducted a window-trailing inspection from Sealdah to Kanchrapara station.
- Gallery feature
- The renovated museum and art gallery was developed using scrap materials.