Rail India Technical and Economic Service Limited, abbreviated as RITES Ltd, is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Indian Railways, Ministry of Railways, Government of India. It is an engineering consultancy corporation, specializing in the field of transport infrastructure. Established in 1974 by the Indian Railways, the company’s initial charter was to provide consultancy services in rail transport management to operators in India and abroad. RITES has since diversified into planning and consulting services for other infrastructure, including airports, ports, highways and urban planning. On-shore WDS6 Diesel Loco Leasing service has been introduced. It was awarded the status of MINIRATNA in 2002.
It has executed projects in over 62 countries on every major continent. As of 2011, it was executing projects in over 55 countries.
The company got listed on both the major stock exchanges in India on July, 2018.
Railway projects
Major railway companies and projects that have had projects with RITES as a consultant include:
- SNTF, Algeria, Consulting
- Luanda Railway (CFL), Angola, Feasibility study for rehabilitation
- Bangladesh Railway, Bangladesh, Consultation
- Belize Railways, Belize, Planning
- Belmopan Commuter Rail, Belize, Planning
- Botswana Railways, Botswana, Management Support and Consultation
- Cambodian Railways, Cambodia, Rehabilitation
- Red Atlantic Railway Network, Colombia, Equity partner, Technical and Managerial support
- Ghana Railway Corporation, Ghana, Consultation
- Iran Railways, Iran, Planning
- Iraqi Republic Railways, Operation and Maintenance of Baghdad – Al Qaim – Akashat Section.
- Railways of Jamaica
- Kenya Railways, Kenya, Locomotive operation, Restructuring, Planning
- Central East African Railways, Malawi, Management services.
- Beira Railroad Corporation (CFM Central), Mozambique, Rehabilitation and Management
- Nicaraguan Railways, Nicaragua, Planning
- Nigerian Railways, Nigeria, Complete management (3 years), Revitalization, Planning
- Philippine Railways, Philippines, Rehabilitation
- Sri Lanka Railways, Sri Lanka, Consulting and Management assistance
- Sudan Railways, Sudan, Consulting
- Tanzania Railway Corporation, Tanzania, General management
- Uzbek Railways, Uzbekistan, Expert based consultancy for Elastic Fasteners and Accounting System project
- Zambian Railways, Zambia, Improvement project
- National Railways of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe, Investment plan
- Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation, As a lead partner to General Consultants.
- Bogibeel Bridge at Dibrugarh, as Design Consultants.
- Patna Metro, for preparing its DPR Detailed Project Report.
- Gorakhpur Metro, for preparing its DPR Detailed Project Report.
- Nagpur Metro, As a partner in the consortium of General Consultants.
- Ahmedabad Metro.
- National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL).
- Mumbai Metro Line 3 (Colaba – Bandra – Seepz Metro)