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Prashant Kumar Mishra (also known as P. K. Mishra) is an Indian senior railway administrator, mechanical engineer, and historian of South Asian industrial heritage. An officer of the 1986 batch of the Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME), he serves as the General Manager of the Modern Coach Factory (MCF) in Raebareli, while holding additional charge at the Rail Coach Factory (RCF) in Kapurthala ^[1]^[2].

Career and Appointments

Mishra joined IRSME in 1986 and served as Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) for Asansol, Malda, and Alipurduar, earning consecutive Best Division recognitions in Asansol ^[1]^[2]. He later served as Additional General Manager of South Western Railway ^[2] before becoming General Manager of MCF Raebareli in March 2023 ^[2] and taking additional charge at RCF Kapurthala in September 2025 ^[3].

Historical Research

Mishra has authored scholarly works on 19th-century railway expansion, including his book *Rails Through Raj: The East Indian Railway (1841–1861)* ^[4]. Full details and complete bibliographic listings are available in the referenced source documents ^[4].

References

1 2 Our Correspondent (27 September 2025). "Mishra gets addl charge as GM of RCF, Kapurthala". The Tribune. Retrieved 3 October 2026. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
1 2 3 4 "Shri Prashant Kumar Mishra Takes Charge as New GM of Modern Coach Factory, Rae Bareli". Metro Rail News. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
↑ "Shri Prashant Kumar Mishra assumes charge as General Manager of Rail Coach Factory". Rail Analysis India. 23 September 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
1 2 "Book Review: Rails Through Raj: The East Indian Railway (1841 to 1861) by Prashant Kumar Mishra". The Journal of Transport History. Sage Journals. 2026. doi:10.1177/00225266261437213. Retrieved 3 October 2026.

Category:Living people Category:Indian civil servants Category:Indian mechanical engineers Category:Indian historians

[Tribune2025-1] 1 2 Our Correspondent (27 September 2025). "Mishra gets addl charge as GM of RCF, Kapurthala". The Tribune. Retrieved 3 October 2026. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[MetroRail2023-2] 1 2 3 4 "Shri Prashant Kumar Mishra Takes Charge as New GM of Modern Coach Factory, Rae Bareli". Metro Rail News. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2026.

[RailAnalysis2025-3] "Shri Prashant Kumar Mishra assumes charge as General Manager of Rail Coach Factory". Rail Analysis India. 23 September 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2026.

[SageReview-4] 1 2 "Book Review: Rails Through Raj: The East Indian Railway (1841 to 1861) by Prashant Kumar Mishra". The Journal of Transport History. Sage Journals. 2026. doi:10.1177/00225266261437213. Retrieved 3 October 2026.

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