 "Amrit Bharat train")
To enhance the passenger experience on non-Vande trains, the Centre plans to introduce additional Amrit Bharat trains in the fiscal year 2024-25. It plans to manufacture 50 of these trains through the production units of the Ministry of Railways.
For this purpose, 1,230 coaches will be manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai, Modern Coach Factory (MCF) in Raebareli, and Rail Coach Factory (RCF) in Kapurthala, according to sources in the railway board.
ICF and RCF will manufacture 492 Amrit Bharat coaches each, while MCF will manufacture 246 coaches.
Amid criticism by political opposition and civil society over
