The Indian Railways’ requirement for carrying freight is 30,000 wagons, but the four existing manufacturing units across the country make 23,000 wagons leaving a gap of about 7,000. Hence, the Kazipet unit with a capacity to make 2,400 wagons will be able to bridge the gap considerably, informed South Central Railway General Manager Arun Kumar Jain on Thursday.
The Railways proposed to increase the freight-carrying capacity from 1,650 million tonnes to 3,000 million tonnes, doubling the capacity necessitating the requirement of more number of wagons, he pointed out at a press conference at the upcoming site.
