Airfloa Rail Technology-led consortium receives LOA for Vande Bharat sleeper trainset interior design

Airfloa Rail Technology received an LOA from Integral Coach Factory, Chennai, as consortium lead with Italy's BLUE Engineering S.r.l.

Tue 13 Oct 2026

Contract Value

₹34.85 crores (incl. GST)

Interior Design Component

₹30.93 crores

Completion Timeline

12 months from the date of issuance of the Letter of Acceptance

Airfloa Rail Technology Limited has received a Letter of Acceptance (LOA) from Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai. It has received it as the lead member of a consortium with Italy-based BLUE Engineering S.r.l., for the interior design of the Vande Bharat sleeper trainset.

What the contract is for

• The contract value is stated as ₹34.85 crores, inclusive of GST.
• It has two components: interior design of the Vande Bharat sleeper trainset, and associated development work.
• Interior design accounts for ₹30.93 crores of the total contract value.
• Associated development work is valued at ₹3.93 crores.
• The entire scope is scheduled to be completed within 12 months from the date of issuance of the Letter of Acceptance.

How the company describes the award

• Airfloa says it becomes the first Indian company to secure an interior design contract of this scale in the history of Indian Railways.
• The company says the contract extends its engagement into interior design and associated development for a major passenger rail programme.
• It says the award strengthens its engagement with Integral Coach Factory, Chennai, and is an opportunity to demonstrate its capabilities in a technically specialised project.
• The company states the award aligns with its focus on strengthening its core railway business.

About the company, as described in the release

• Airfloa is a manufacturer of rolling stock components for Indian Railways, with operations spanning production units including the Integral Coach Factory and other major coach factories.
• Besides component manufacturing, it executes turnkey interior furnishing projects for Indian Railways and supplies high-precision components to the aerospace and defence sectors.
• It has over 27 years of operating experience, two manufacturing facilities and two core business verticals, and states it has delivered nine marquee turnkey rail projects.

Points to note

• The work is to be executed as part of a consortium in which Airfloa is the lead member.
• The stated contract value is inclusive of GST.
• The stated schedule is completion of the entire scope within 12 months from the date of issuance of the Letter of Acceptance.

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