RITES

State-owned · HQ India

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Kind: Engineering consultant
Markets: 1
Positions held: 2

Indian Railways' consultancy PSU.

Kind: Engineering consultant
Headquarters: India
Ownership: State-owned
Segments: Consultancy, Rolling stock
Present in: India

Footprint

India

Kind	Where	Detail	Sources
Headquarters	Haryana, Bihar, Assam	Gurugram; Navratna CPSE; DPRs and general consultancy (Patna implementation consultancy ₹79.22 cr, Guwahati MRTS DPR); export arm for Indian rolling stock	○ RITES Ltd · Company profile (Navratna CPSE, transport consultancy, 55+ countries) (checked 2026-09-06) ● Government of India — Integrated Government Online Directory · Ministry of Railways: PSUs / JVs / Companies (checked 2026-09-06) ○ Wikipedia (cross-checked) · Patna Metro (published 2026 · checked 2026-08-20) ○ The Metro Rail Guy · Patna Metro — information, route map, tenders & updates (published 2026 · checked 2026-08-20) ● JICA (official) · ODA loan ¥98,612m (≈₹5,509 cr) for Patna Metro Rail Construction Project (I) (JICA's own rupee conversion: approx ₹5,521 cr) (published 2023-03-29 · checked 2026-08-20) ○ Metro Rail Today · Egis-led consortium wins General Consultancy contract, Patna Metro Phase 1 (published 2025-04-16 · checked 2026-08-20) ○ PSU Watch · RITES, in consortium, secures ₹79.22 cr share in Patna Metro consultancy (published 2026-07-13 · checked 2026-08-20) ○ The Metro Rail Guy · HCC wins Patna Metro's PC-05 & PC-06 underground contracts (published 2025-06-10 · checked 2026-08-20) ○ Urban Transport News · L&T awarded ₹1,989 cr civil contract (PC-03), Patna Metro (published 2021-12 · checked 2026-08-20) ○ Metro Rail Today · Patna Metro gets three-coach trainset from Maha Metro on rental basis (published 2025-07 · checked 2026-08-20) ○ Metro Rail News · 3 leased 6-coach trains (≈₹63 cr) to join Patna Metro fleet by Dec 2026 (published 2026-08-18 · checked 2026-08-20) ● GMDA (official) · Guwahati Metro Rail — RITES DPR (Jan 2016), GMRCL SPV notified 26 Feb 2016, Phase-I 61.4 km (published 2017 · checked 2026-08-20) ○ Metro Rail Today · Assam cabinet approves four-phase Guwahati Metro Rail Project, ₹18,000 cr (published 2026-07-10 · checked 2026-08-20) ○ Metro Rail News · Guwahati Metro moves closer to reality: feasibility study announced in 2026-27 Budget; DMRC to prepare DPR for 121-km Ring Road metro (published 2026-07 · checked 2026-08-20)

Ownership and structure

owned by Railway Board — Ministry of Railways public sector undertaking (administrative control) (active)

Positions held

Phase

awarded by PMRCL — Implementation consultancy, Nippon Koei-led JV with RITES, MaRS Planning & Engineering Services and SHCC — total contract; RITES's own share (awarded July 2026) (active · since 2026-07)
awarded by GMDA — Feasibility report and Phase-I DPR for the Guwahati MRTS (completed January 2016) (ended · since 2016-01)

Contract detail and values (1)In the India edition See a fully open example

Sources for these relationships (14)

● GMDA (official) · Guwahati Metro Rail — RITES DPR (Jan 2016), GMRCL SPV notified 26 Feb 2016, Phase-I 61.4 km (published 2017 · checked 2026-08-20)
● Government of India — Integrated Government Online Directory · Ministry of Railways: PSUs / JVs / Companies (checked 2026-09-06)
● JICA (official) · ODA loan ¥98,612m (≈₹5,509 cr) for Patna Metro Rail Construction Project (I) (JICA's own rupee conversion: approx ₹5,521 cr) (published 2023-03-29 · checked 2026-08-20)
○ Metro Rail News · 3 leased 6-coach trains (≈₹63 cr) to join Patna Metro fleet by Dec 2026 (published 2026-08-18 · checked 2026-08-20)
○ Metro Rail News · Guwahati Metro moves closer to reality: feasibility study announced in 2026-27 Budget; DMRC to prepare DPR for 121-km Ring Road metro (published 2026-07 · checked 2026-08-20)
○ Metro Rail Today · Egis-led consortium wins General Consultancy contract, Patna Metro Phase 1 (published 2025-04-16 · checked 2026-08-20)
○ Metro Rail Today · Assam cabinet approves four-phase Guwahati Metro Rail Project, ₹18,000 cr (published 2026-07-10 · checked 2026-08-20)
○ Metro Rail Today · Patna Metro gets three-coach trainset from Maha Metro on rental basis (published 2025-07 · checked 2026-08-20)
○ Metro Rail Today · Nippon Koei-led JV awarded ₹275 crore consultancy contract for Patna Metro Rail Project (published 2026-09-26 · checked 2026-10-03)
○ PSU Watch · RITES, in consortium, secures ₹79.22 cr share in Patna Metro consultancy (published 2026-07-13 · checked 2026-08-20)
○ The Metro Rail Guy · HCC wins Patna Metro's PC-05 & PC-06 underground contracts (published 2025-06-10 · checked 2026-08-20)
○ The Metro Rail Guy · Patna Metro — information, route map, tenders & updates (published 2026 · checked 2026-08-20)
○ Urban Transport News · L&T awarded ₹1,989 cr civil contract (PC-03), Patna Metro (published 2021-12 · checked 2026-08-20)
○ Wikipedia (cross-checked) · Patna Metro (published 2026 · checked 2026-08-20)

Competes with

Other engineering consultant players present in the same markets.

Player	HQ	Markets	Positions
WSP	Canada	United States, United Kingdom, India, Canada	22
AECOM	United States	United States, India	19
SYSTRA	France	European Union, United Kingdom, India, Canada	14
Egis	France	European Union, India	9
Hill	United States	European Union, United States, India	3
Ayesa	Spain	European Union, India	3
Nippon Koei	Japan	India	2
Asa Bhanu	India	India	1

1 source · secondary

○ RITES Ltd · Company profile (Navratna CPSE, transport consultancy, 55+ countries) (checked 2026-09-06)

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