Archive · 2 Jul 2025
RITES Secures Multiple Orders for Railway Projects
RITES, a company working with railways, has won new contracts.
One is to fix up old trains to send to Africa, specifically Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Botswana.
This order is worth millions and takes nine months.
Another order is to improve the Tumakuru station for South Western Railways and will take longer to complete.
These new orders show that the company is doing well.
RITES secured orders worth Rs 64.01 crore from African Rail Company and South Western Railways.
The African Rail Company order involves supplying overhauled locomotives.
Locomotives will be deployed in Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Botswana.
The South Western Railways order is for the redevelopment of Tumakuru station.
Orders are to be completed in 9 months and 540 days, respectively.
- Who
- Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES).
- What
- RITES secured orders from African Rail Company and South Western Railways.
- When
- Orders were announced on Tuesday.
- Where
- Orders involve operations in Africa and India.
- Why
- The company continues to receive new orders.
- Total Order Value
- Rs 64.01 crore
- African Rail Company Order Value
- $3.6 million, about Rs 26.2 crore
- African Rail Company Order Timeline
- 9 months
- South Western Railways Order Value
- Rs 37.81 crore
- South Western Railways Order Timeline
- 540 days
- Locomotive Deployment
- Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Botswana
