Railways sign MoU with BHEL for MEMU coach factory in Rajasthan

Railways today joined hands with state-owned BHEL for setting up a modern Mainline Electric Multiple Unit (MEMU) coach factory in Rajasthan to cater to the growing demand for faster local and suburban trains. The MEMU trains equipped with higher acceleration capacity are expected to move faster on electrified tracks and would benefit daily commuters. "Rajasthan will give us 200 acres of land in Bhilwara for setting up the MEMU coach factory and BHEL will set up the factory which will manufacture 400 coaches in a year," Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said at the MoU signing ceremony here. While an MoU was signed between railways and BHEL here for setting up a Rs 1,000 cr state-of-the-art MEMU coach factory in Bhilwara, the national transporter will sign another MoU with Rajasthan for the joint venture project. As per the agreement, new MEMU coaches will be designed to have toilets and comfortable seating arrangements. more at: http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/railways-sign-mou-with-bhel-for-memu-coach-factory-in-rajasthan-113022500485_1.html