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RITES Dispatches First 18-Coach Rake to Bangladesh Railway
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News18•13-10-2026, 19:00
RITES Dispatches First 18-Coach Rake to Bangladesh Railway
- •Transport infrastructure consultancy RITES Ltd dispatched the first rake of 18 broad-gauge passenger coaches to Bangladesh Railway.
- •The delivery is part of a larger contract to supply 200 passenger coaches manufactured by Rail Coach Factory in Kapurthala, Punjab.
- •The initial rake includes seven variants such as non-AC shovan chair cars, AC chair cars, AC sleeper cars, and AC power cars.
- •RITES has a strong global footprint, having supplied over 280 locomotives and 1,085 coaches and DMU trainsets across more than 55 countries.
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Transport infrastructure consultancy and engineering company RITES Ltd dispatched the first rake of broad-gauge passenger coaches to Bangladesh Railway.
The passenger coaches are being manufactured by the Rail Coach Factory (RCF) located in Kapurthala, Punjab.
The first rake comprises 11 non-AC shovan chair cars, three AC chair cars, two AC sleeper cars, and two AC power cars equipped with a guard room and luggage space.
