Chittaranjan Locomotive Works
Commemorative postal stamp, 1955 | |
| Formerly | Loco Building Works |
|---|---|
| Company type | Electric locomotive production unit |
| Industry | Rail transport |
| Founded | 26 January 1950 |
| Headquarters | Chittaranjan, Asansol, West Bengal, |
Key people | Shri Anil Kumar Gupta (General Manager) |
| Products | |
Production output | 700 (2024) |
| Revenue | ₹7.326 crore (US$870,000) (2024) |
| Total assets | ₹18.654 crore (US$2.2 million) (2024) |
| Owner | Indian Railways |
Number of employees | 8138 (2024) |
| Website | clw |
| Footnotes / references | |
Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) is an Indian state-owned electric locomotive manufacturer. The works are located at Chittaranjan in the Asansol Sadar subdivision of West Bengal, with an ancillary unit in Dankuni. The main unit is 32 km from Asansol's City Bus Terminus and 237 km from Kolkata. CLW has stores and offices in Kolkata, as well as inspection cells in New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Bangalore. It is the largest locomotive manufacturer unit in the world. In FY 2024–25, it produced 700 locomotives surpassing the United States and Europe.