Dahod, May 26 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated a new electric locomotive factory in Dahod, Gujarat.

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the facility will produce locomotives equipped with advanced sensor technology and is expected to begin exports within three years.

Speaking to media in Vadodara following the event, Vaishnaw said, "A factory of electric locomotive production was inaugurated here. The design of the locomotive is a modern one, with around 200 sensors in it to check its health online. This is one of the most modern designs in the world."

He added that the newly built locomotives will have 9,000 horsepower capacity and are intended for future export.

"Dahod has had a history of manufacturing...