Modern Coach Factory (MCF) in Lalganj, Raebareli, completed a 16-coach Vande Bharat trainset; its first Vande Bharat rake was built in March 2026. In FY2025-26, it produced a record 2,126 coaches: 2,087 LHB and 19 Vande Bharat. Railway Board’s target for the current financial year is 2,482 coaches, including 60 Vande Bharat coaches. About 40 new machines and upgraded sheds, testing facilities and production infrastructure support manufacturing.

MCF employs 141 officers, 2,224 employees and about 3,162 outsourced and contract workers. Over five years, 142 ITI and polytechnic candidates were hired, 517 ITI graduates trained as apprentices and 1,248 youths trained under Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana. Seven apprentice batches have trained about 509 youths since 2018.

MCF received about ₹2,460 crore in investment over five years, including ₹98 crore for Vande Bharat infrastructure and ₹58 crore for machinery; a further ₹100-crore project is proposed. The adjacent Forged Wheel Plant, acquired on 1 April 2024 for about ₹1,788 crore, has annual design capacity of 100,000 forged wheels and 70,000 finished wheels. Factory expansion has supported local jobs, rentals, hotels, restaurants and suppliers.