[5] MCF Raebareli is one of the most advanced coach manufacturing unit of the world it is equipped with the many state of the art industrial robots and machines, on result making it require less manpower than other coach manufacturing units of Indian Railways.

[7] Sonia Gandhi laid the foundation stone for the factory in February 2007 and land acquisition for the project commenced in April 2007.

[8][9] However, in 2008, following the victory of the Bahujan Samaj Party in the Uttar Pradesh elections of 2007, the new government under Chief Minister Mayawati cancelled the land deed for the factory halting construction work there.

The Allahabad High Court permitted the project to proceed after a public interest litigation petition was filed before it.

The same month, Indian Railways signed a 99-year land lease agreement with the Government of Uttar Pradesh.

[10] The factory is expected to manufacture 1,000 Linke Holfmann Busch (LHB) coaches annually.