Overview

• Latur’s coach factory has taken delivery of structural shells from a Chennai firm and is conducting multi-level inspections before sleeper coach production begins
• Full-scale assembly is still pending and the first complete 16-coach sleeper rake is now expected by June 2026
• The initial production phase will yield two rakes (32 coaches) before the factory scales up to manufacture 1,920 Vande Bharat sleeper coaches
• Each sleeper rake will carry 823 passengers across 16 coaches designed for speeds up to 160 km/h, with three toilets and a small pantry in every coach
• The 351-acre Marathwada facility employs about 10,000 workers, features 11 advanced assembly stations and an 8.6-km internal track, and will maintain coaches in Bengaluru, Delhi and Jodhpur