Archive · 9 Aug 2025
Progress Reported on Kazipet Railway Manufacturing Unit
A new factory for trains is being built in Kazipet!
The government is making progress on the Railway Manufacturing Unit (RMU) to build and repair modern trains.
They are close to finishing the buildings and have most of the machines.
The RMU will cost about Rs.
521.36 crore and has spent over Rs.
310.78 crore so far.
It is being constructed on 160 acres of land.
The project started when the Prime Minister laid the first stone in July 2023.
Civil and electrical infrastructure of the RMU is nearing completion.
The majority of machinery and plants for the RMU have been delivered.
RMU will manufacture and maintain modern rolling stocks.
The RMU is being developed at a cost of Rs. 521.36 crore.
Expenditure of Rs. 310.78 crore has been incurred until July 2025.
- Who
- Indian Railways, led by Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.
- What
- Construction of Railway Manufacturing Unit (RMU)
- When
- As of July 2025, significant progress made.
- Where
- Kazipet
- Why
- To manufacture and maintain modern rolling stocks.
- Project
- Railway Manufacturing Unit (RMU) Construction
- Estimated Cost
- Rs. 521.36 crore
- Expenditure (July 2025)
- Rs. 310.78 crore
- Location
- Kazipet
- Land Area
- 160 acres
- Minister
- Ashwini Vaishnaw
