Electric Loco Shed, Jhansi

Electric Loco Shed, Jhansi

File:JHS WAG5 24050.jpg Jhansi based WAG-5 twins with a freight train
Location within Uttar Pradesh
Location
Location	Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh
Coordinates	25°26′38″N 78°33′12″E
Characteristics
Owner	Indian Railways
Operator	North Central Railway zone
Depot code	JHS
Type	Engine shed
Rolling stock	WAP-4 WAG-5 WAG-7
History
Opened	1987 (1987)

Electric Loco Shed, Jhansi is a motive power depot performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for electric locomotives of the Indian Railways, located at Jhansi of the North Central Railway zone in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is one of the two electric loco sheds in the North Central Railway zone the other being at Kanpur (CNB).

Operations

Being one of the electric engine sheds in North Central Railway, various major and minor maintenance schedules of electric locomotives are carried out here. It has the sanctioned capacity of 150 engine units. Beyond the operating capacity, this shed houses a total of 242 engine units, including 38 WAP-4, 117 WAG-5 and 87 WAG-7. Like all locomotive sheds, JHS does regular maintenance, overhaul and repair including painting and washing of locomotives.

Livery and Markings

Jhansi loco shed has its own logo and stencils. It is written on loco's body side as well as front & back side. JHS ELS based locomotives have a standardised livery all over India.

Locomotives

SN	Locomotives	HP	Quantity	Image
1	WAP-4	5050	38	File:JHS WAP-4.jpg
2	WAG-5	3850	117	File:JHS WAG5 24050.jpg
3	WAG-7	5500	87	File:JHS WAG7 NCR.jpg
Total locomotives active as of April 2022			242