The Indian Railways has awarded a Rs 485.09 crore tender to Kolkata’s Besco Limited for manufacture and supply of 1,200 wagons. A third of these wagons need to be delivered by December 2024-end. According to officials aware of the development, the balance wagons will be delivered in two batches of 400 each by December 2025-end. This tender was awarded to Besco earlier this week.