Diesel Loco Shed, Erode
Loco shed in Tamilnadu, India
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Erode based WDM-3D hauling Netravati Express.
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Location | Erode–Chennimalai Road, Erode , Tamil Nadu , India |
Coordinates | 11°19′30″N 77°43′03″E / 11.3249°N 77.7174°E / 11.3249; 77.7174 |
Characteristics | |
Owner | Indian Railways |
Operator | Southern Railway zone |
Depot code | EDDS |
Type | Engine shed |
Roads | 6 |
Rolling stock |
WAP-1
WAP-4 WAG-5 WAG-7 |
History | |
Opened | September 1966 ; 56 years ago ( 1966-09 ) |
Diesel Loco Shed, Erode is an engine shed located on Erode–Chennimalai road in Erode , Tamil Nadu , India. Being closely located to Erode Junction Railway Station , the shed falls under Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone .
History
The shed was opened and became operationally active since September 1966, spreading over a total area of 59,000 m 2 and covered area of 7,500 m 2 . [1] [2]
Operations
Being one of the four diesel engine sheds in Southern Railway under the territory of Salem railway division , [3] [4] various major and minor maintenance schedules of diesel locomotives are being carried out here. Apart from serving the parent division , the locos belonging to the shed also serves the unelectrified routes of Madurai railway division , in addition to locos from Golden Rock . To provide space for electric locomotives, all the EMDs (WDG-4 and WDP-4D), WDM-3A and WDG-3A were transferred to Golden Rock. [5]
Locomotives
SN | Locomotives | HP | Quantity |
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1. | WAP-1 | 3800 | 26 |
2. | WAP-4 | 5050 | 35 |
3. | WAG-5 | 3850 | 39 |
4. | WAG-7 | 5350 | 28 |
5. | WDM-3D | 3300 | 19 |
Total locomotives active as of August 2023 [6] [7] [8] | 147 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Sheds and Workshops – Southern Railway" . IRFCA . Archived from the original on 6 June 2016 . Retrieved 24 November 2016 .
- ↑ "Erode Diesel loco shed profile" (PDF) . Indian Railways . Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 March 2016 . Retrieved 24 November 2016 .
- ↑ "Mechanical Engineering – Diesel Loco Sheds, Southern Railway" . Indian Railways . Archived from the original on 23 November 2016 . Retrieved 24 November 2016 .
- ↑ "About us" . Southern Railway zone . Archived from the original on 24 April 2016 . Retrieved 24 November 2016 .
- ↑ Arockiaraj J (6 September 2013). "Locomotive failures affecting train operations in Madurai division" . The Times of India . Madurai. Archived from the original on 24 November 2016 . Retrieved 24 November 2016 .
- ↑ "Railway Website Mechanical Department" . Retrieved 16 May 2020 .
- ↑ "IRFCA" .
- ↑ "e-Locos" .
External links
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