Rail Wheel Plant, Bela
Native name | रेल पहिया कारखाना, बेला |
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| Company type | Production unit |
| Industry | Rail |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Headquarters | Bela, Saran, Bihar |
Area served | India |
Key people | Ashwini Vaishnaw (Minister for Railways) Atulya Sinha (Chief Administrative Officer) |
| Products | Wheels for Indian Railways |
| Revenue | ₹15 billion (US$180 million) (2011–12) |
| Owner | Indian Railways |
| Website | rwp |
| Overview | |
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| Headquarters | East Central Railway Zonal Headquarters, Hajipur |
| Reporting mark | IR |
| Locale | India |
| Dates of operation | 2014–Present |
| Other | |
| Website | www |
Rail Wheel Plant, Bela (Hindi: रेल पहिया कारखाना, बेला) is an independent production unit of Indian Railways situated in the Bela gram panchayat of Dariapur Block, Parsa in Saran district of Bihar. It was inaugurated in 2008 by former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, and was built at a cost of ₹1,450 crore (US$170 million). The station is spread over an area of 165 acres (0.67 km2), and employs approximately 956 persons appointed by the Indian Railways, along with 300 contractual staff members.