Islamabad Carriage Factory

Pakistani locomotive manufacturer

Islamabad Carriage Factory
اسلام آباد کیریج فیکٹریCompany type| State-owned enterprise

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Industry| Locomotive manufacturing
Founded| 1970
Headquarters|

Islamabad

Pakistan

Products| Passenger Coach
Owner| Ministry of Railways

Number of employees

| 1,201[1]

Islamabad Carriage Factory (Urdu: اسلام آباد کیریج فیکٹری, ) or ICF is a state-owned manufacturer of locomotives for Pakistan Railways, located in Sector I-11, Islamabad, Pakistan. It is the biggest entity managed by the Ministry of Railways of the Pakistani government. Islamabad Carriage Factory was established in 1970. It can produce 120 new passenger coaches annually and coaches created here are capable of 140 km/h speeds.[2][3][4]

The factory occupies 58 acres in total, omitting the colony area of 83 acres, covered areas of 133.625 acres and 140.375 acres covered area. The factory had manufactured 2,011 new passengers coaches from 1971 to 2015 , overhauled and up-graded 1,938 passengers coaches from 1991 to 2020 and manufactured 162 other railway related stock from 1996 to 2017.[5][6]

## History

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The company was established in 1970, in collaboration with Alstom, previously known as Linke Hofmann Busch. Its purpose is to produce domestically produced electric and diesel locomotives, reducing Pakistan Railways' reliance on imported machinery. Under the transfer of technology from Linke Hofmann Busch, passenger coaches of German design were initially produced.[7]

As technology was changing at a rapid pace, the Carriage Factory entered into an agreement with Changchun Car Company to manufacture newly designed Chinese passenger coaches. These coaches include upgraded technology, including air spring bogies, electrical hot axle detection, riding index, durability, comfort, and a top speed of 160 km/h.[7][8]

## See also

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* Pakistan Railwways
* Pakistan Locomotive Factory

* Moghalpura Railway Workshops

## References

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1. ^ Pakistan, Railways. "Islamabad Carriage Factory (ICF), Pakistan Railways" (PDF). railways.gov.pk.
2. ^ Yasin, Aamir (2020-10-06). "KCR project to be revived in three phases: minister". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
3. ^ "Revamping state institutions inevitable lfor economic revival". Daily Times. 2023-01-08. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
4. ^ isbpostadmin (2023-01-04). "Pakistan Railway ready to speed up from 120km to 160km per hour: Saad". Islamabad Post. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
5. ^ "Islamabad Carriage Factory (ICF), Pakistan Railways" (PDF). 12 January 2023.
6. ^ Zareen, Muhammad Owais (2019-01-01). "PAKISTAN RAILWAY CARRIAGE FACTORY ISLAMABAD INTERNSHIP REPORT". Internship Report.
7. ^ a b Zareen, Muhammad Owais (2019-01-01). "PAKISTAN RAILWAY CARRIAGE FACTORY ISLAMABAD INTERNSHIP REPORT". Internship Report.
8. ^ "'New Chinese coaches to start chugging soon'". The Express Tribune. 2023-01-05. Retrieved 2023-03-26.

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Pakistan Railways

Authority|

* Ministry of Railways
* Federal Government Inspector of Railways

Departments|

* Pakistan Railways Board
* Pakistan Railways Operating Unit
* PR Infrastructure Department
* PR Mechanical Department
* PR Traffic Department
* Pakistan Railways Manufacturing Unit
* Pakistan Railways Welfare & Special Initiative Unit

Regions|

* Peshawar PR Division
* Rawalpindi PR Division
* Lahore PR Division
* Multan PR Division
* Sukkur PR Division
* Karachi PR Division
* Quetta PR Division

Rolling stock|

* Locomotives of Pakistan

Manufacturing
units|

* Carriage Factory Islamabad
* Concrete Sleeper Factories
* Moghalpura Railway Workshops
* Pakistan Locomotive Factory
* Pakistan Railways Academy
* Pakistan Railways Advisory & Consultancy Services
* Pakistan Railways Estate Development & Marketing Company
* Railway Constructions Pakistan

Lines & passenger trains|

| Main lines|

* Karachi–Peshawar Line (ML1)
* Kotri–Attock Line (ML2)
* Rohri–Chaman Line (ML3)
* Quetta–Taftan Line (ML4)
* Taxila–Khunjerab Line (ML5) (Proposed)

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Branch lines|

* Hyderabad–Badin Branch Line
* Hyderabad–Khokhrapar Branch Line
* Bahawalnagar–Fort Abbas Branch Line
* Samasata–Amruka Branch Line
* Sher Shah–Kot Addu Branch Line
* Golra Sharif–Thal Branch Line
* Lodhran–Khanewal Branch Line
* Lodhran–Raiwind Branch Line
* Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line
* Wazirabad–Narowal Branch Line
* Shahdara Bagh–Sangla Hill Branch Line
* Shahdara Bagh–Chak Amru Branch Line
* Shorkot–Sheikhupura Branch Line
* Shorkot–Lalamusa Branch Line
* Sangla Hill–Kundian Branch Line
* Jaranwala-Lyallpur Branch Line
* Lahore–Wagah Branch Line

Passenger trains|

* Akbar Bugti Express
* Allama Iqbal Express
* Awam Express
* Attock Passenger
* Babu Passenger
* Badar Express
* Badin Express
* Bahauddin Zakaria Express
* Bahawalpur Express
* Bolan Mail
* Buraq Express
* Chaman Mixed
* Chenab Express
* Faiz Ahmed Faiz Express
* Fareed Express
* Ghouri Express
* Green Line Express
* Hazara Express
* Islamabad Express
* Jaffar Express
* Jand Passenger
* Karachi Express
* Karakoram Express
* Khushhal Khan Khattak Express
* Khyber Mail
* Khyber train safari
* Margalla Express
* Multan Express
* Musa Pak Express
* Lasani Express
* Mehr Express
* Millat Express
* Mixed Passenger
* Night Coach Express
* Pak Business Express
* Pakistan Express
* Rawal Express
* Rawalpindi Passenger
* Rehman Baba Express
* Saman Sarkar Express
* Sandal Express
* Sargodha Express
* Shah Rukn-e-Alam Express
* Shalimar Express
* Subak Kharam Express
* Subak Raftar Express
* Sukkur Express
* Super Express
* Tezgam
* Tezrao
* Thar Express
* Waris Shah Fast
* Zahedan Mixed Passenger

History|

* Scinde Railway
* Punjab Railway
* Indus Steam Flotilla
* Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway
* North Western State Railway
* Pakistan Western Railway
* Pakistan Eastern Railway

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