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Indian Railways to export Trains Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Myanmar

Indian Railway is exporting 06 DEMU train sets to Sri Lanka. Each DEMU set consists of 13 coaches, totaling 78 coaches for 06 sets.

All the DEMU train sets are manufactured at ICF. These DEMU sets are equipped with state-of-the-art three phase AC-AC propulsion system, superior suspension and superior interiors.

Government of India has extended Line of Credit (LoC) to various countries for funding Railway projects that have been utilized for export of rolling stock manufactured by Indian Railways. Some of the contracts executed and under process under Indian Line of Credit (LoC) are as follows:

I. Supply of 120 LHB Coaches to Bangladesh.

II. 18 Meter gauge locomotives to Myanmar.

III. Export of 06 DEMUs and 10 diesel locomotives to Sri Lanka.

Some of the countries benefited by line of credit are Bangladesh, Myanmar, Angola, Sudan, Senegal, Mali and Sri Lanka.