Integral Coach Factory (ICF) is a manufacturer of rail coaches located in Perambur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. ICF set a new record producing 2,503 coaches in the fiscal year 2017–2018. In 2019, ICF produced 43,000 coaches, making it the largest rail coach manufacturer in the world.
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Integral Coach Factory (ICF) is a manufacturer of rail coaches located in Perambur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It was established in 1955, and is owned and operated by the Indian Railways. ICF set a new record producing 2,503 coaches in the fiscal year 2017–2018. It became the world’s largest railway coach manufacturer, rolling out 3,262 coaches in fiscal year 2018–2019, up from 1,437 coaches in 2009–2010. The plant employs about 11,095 people and manufactures about 2000 coaches per year. The ICF manufactures more than 170 varieties of coaches including the Kolkata Metro rakes for BHEL, NGEF, Medha, first and second class coaches, pantry and kitchen cars, luggage and brake vans, self-propelled coaches, electric, diesel and mainline electric multiple unit, metro coaches and diesel-electric tower cars.
It has also turned out the first semi-high speed train, Vande Bhare Vande, later christened as Vande Vand Vande. In 2019, ICF produced 43,000 coaches, making it the largest rail coach manufacturer in the world.
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