Passenger coach production of LHB cars in India increased in April–November of the 2025–2026 financial year.

This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

Passenger coach production of LHB cars in India: +17.7%
Photo: Indian Railways

According to India’s Ministry of Railways, citing the Press Information Bureau (PIB), output of Linke-Hofmann-Busch (LHB) locomotive-hauled passenger coaches rose by 17.7% year on year, from 3,590 to 4,224 coaches.

Passenger coach production of LHB cars in India: where the coaches are built

LHB coaches are produced at three facilities: Integral Coach Factory in Chennai, Modern Coach Factory in Raebareli, and Rail Coach Factory in Kapurthala.

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LHB coach output volumes: period comparison

The ministry also highlighted longer-term figures. In 2014–2025, Indian plants produced more than 42.6 thousand Linke-Hofmann-Busch (LHB) coaches—18.5 times the 2004–2014 total, when 2,300 coaches were built.

Share of LHB coaches in Indian Railways trains and electric locomotive output

These passenger coaches were designed by LHB (renamed Alstom Transport Deutschland in 2009) for India and have been produced since 1998. As of October 2025, LHB coaches make up 75% of all Indian Railways locomotive-hauled express trains (see also Railway Supply’s article on LHB coaches in India).

In addition, at the end of November the Ministry of Railways reported a 22% increase in electric locomotive production: in the first seven months of the 2025–2026 financial year, Indian plants built 946 electric locomotives versus 773 units in the same period of the previous financial year (statement posted on RailMinIndia on X).

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