The Ministry of
Railways has issued a Notification renaming the ‘Wheel &
Axle Plant’ at Yelahanka, Bangalore, in Karnataka as ‘Rail Wheel
Factory’ with immediate effect.
The ‘Rail Wheel
Factory’, known earlier as ‘Wheel & Axle Plant’, is one
of the six Production Units of the Indian Railways. It was set
up in 1985 to make Indian Railways self reliant in wheels and
axles. To supplement its efforts, Durgapur Steel Plant of the
Steel Authority of India Ltd. has been manufacturing wheels
and axles for Indian Railways.
