West Bengal has been at the centre of India’s foundry industry for over a century. Howrah alone has hundreds of foundry units. The Durgapur-Andal corridor is something different — heavier work, larger components, a different kind of buyer, and a direct connection to some of India’s most important freight routes.
If you are looking for a foundry company in West Bengal for railway castings or industrial applications, the geography matters more than most buyers realise — and the specific location within the state matters even more. We are Loco Castings Private Limited, and this is where we operate from.
Why East India Matters for Heavy Castings
Steel casting for railway bogies and industrial equipment is not a lightweight business. Moving finished castings across the country adds real cost and real time to every order. A foundry in Gujarat or Maharashtra may quote a competitive price — but by the time freight and transit time are factored in, the picture changes significantly for buyers in eastern India.
West Bengal’s position in the eastern freight network makes it a natural supply base for wagon builders and OEMs serving Eastern Railway, South Eastern Railway, and East Central Railway — three of India’s busiest freight divisions. A foundry based here shortens your supply chain in a way a western India facility simply cannot match on a like-for-like basis. See our broader piece on how wagon builders choose their bogie suppliers for more context on how location factors into procurement decisions.
The Durgapur-Andal corridor also sits close to the raw material base a steel casting foundry depends on — coal, steel, and ferroalloys. That proximity keeps input availability more stable and reduces exposure to supply disruptions that hit foundries in other regions harder.
The Foundry Landscape in West Bengal
Howrah has the density. There are hundreds of smaller foundries concentrated there, largely serving general engineering and automotive component markets. Most are cast iron specialists — useful for their segment, but a different product entirely from the alloy steel structural castings needed for railway bogies or heavy industrial equipment.
Durgapur and Andal are where the more specialised, heavier work happens. SAIL’s Alloy Steels Plant is in Durgapur. The Andal industrial park has attracted manufacturers with specific process capability rather than general job shops. This is where you find foundries with RDSO approvals, in-house testing, and the process discipline that serious OEM procurement requires.
The distinction matters when shortlisting. Not all foundries in West Bengal compete for the same work. Know what type of foundry your requirement actually needs before you start making calls.
What Loco Castings Brings from Andal
Loco Castings Private Limited operates from the BAPL Industrial Township in Andal, Paschim Bardhaman — in the heart of this industrial zone, with direct access to the freight corridor and close proximity to Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport for buyers who visit the facility.
Our team carries over 16 years of experience in railway and industrial castings. Loco Castings is RDSO approved, ISO certified, and our in-house testing laboratory holds NABL accreditation — one of the few such accreditations held by a foundry anywhere in eastern India.
Our product range covers CASNUB 22HS, CASNUB 22NLB, and LWLH 25 bogies, bogie components, and custom industrial castings for mining and crushing applications. We manufacture and test everything at our Andal site. For buyers based in eastern India, working with Loco Castings means shorter freight, faster turnaround, and a direct relationship with the people running the foundry.
Frequently Asked Questions
Loco Castings Private Limited is an RDSO approved foundry operating from Andal, Paschim Bardhaman. Texmaco’s foundry operates from Belgharia, Kolkata and is also RDSO approved. Crescent Foundry is a Kolkata-based RDSO approved railway casting manufacturer. For the current complete list, check the RDSO vendor directory at rdso.indianrailways.gov.in.
Yes. Loco Castings Private Limited operates from Andal, approximately 10 km from Durgapur city. We produce alloy steel castings for railway bogie applications and industrial uses from this facility, with RDSO approval and NABL accredited in-house testing. For more detail on our location, read our piece on which company makes railway bogie castings near Durgapur.
Andal sits within the BAPL Industrial Township, with direct rail connectivity, proximity to SAIL steel input sources in Durgapur, and access to the eastern freight corridor. For wagon builders and OEMs supplying Eastern Railway or South Eastern Railway, this translates directly into shorter lead times and lower freight costs compared to sourcing from western or southern India foundries.
Loco Castings serves railway wagon builders and OEMs for bogie castings, mining and crushing equipment manufacturers for industrial castings, and custom OEM buyers requiring alloy steel components built to specific drawings. Our Andal facility handles all of these from a single integrated site. You can also read our full guide to top foundry companies in India for a broader market perspective.