# Siemens wins bid for 1,200 electric locomotives for Indian Railways

Siemens emerged as the lowest bidder to manufacture 1,200 electric locomotives worth over Rs 20,000 crore for Indian Railways at the Dahod facility in Gujarat, over 11 years from 2023-24 to 2033-34.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2022-12-06
- Where: Dahod, Gujarat, India
- Value: $2.42B (200.0B INR)
- Jobs: 10,000
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1,200 electric locomotives
- Products: 9000 HP electric locomotives
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Siemens](https://endata.com/companies/301.md)
- [Indian Railways](https://endata.com/companies/7526.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [timesnownews.com](https://www.timesnownews.com/auto/siemens-to-manufacturer-1200-electric-locomotives-worth-rs-20000-crore-for-indian-railways-article-96037566), 2022-12-06: "Siemens Limited has emerged as the lowest bidder (L1) for the 9000 HP electric locomotives project in Dahod, Gujarat, India"
- [fortuneindia.com](https://www.fortuneindia.com/investing/siemens-shares-rise-4-on-bagging-single-largest-ever-order-from-railways/111171), 2023-01-17: "Siemens is supporting the sustainable transformation of India’s transportation sector as the country seeks to almost double its rail freight capacity by 2031."
- [moneycontrol.com](https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/markets/siemens-wins-order-from-indian-railways-9880141.html), 2023-01-17: "The contract has a total value of Rs 26,000 crore (approximately), excluding taxes and price variation."

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