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{{short description|Loco shed in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
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| name = Electric Loco Shed, Jhansi
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| caption = Jhansi based WAG-5HB at Itarsi trip shed
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| location = [[Jhansi district|Jhansi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
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'''Electric Loco Shed, Jhansi''' is a [[motive power depot]] performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for [[electric locomotive]]s of the [[Indian Railways]], located at [[Jhansi]] of the [[North Central Railway zone]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]], India.
'''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 district|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 [[Electric Loco Shed, Kanpur|Kanpur]] (CNB).


==Operation==
==History==
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 215 engine units, including 38 [[WAP-4]], 117 [[Indian locomotive class WAG-5|WAG-5]] and 65 [[Indian locomotive class WAG-7|WAG-7]]. Like all locomotive sheds, JHS does regular maintenance, overhaul and repair including painting and washing of locomotives.<ref name="sheds">{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html |title = Sheds and Workshops| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 26 November 2013}}</ref>
After Central Railway (former, now under North Central Railway) set a deadline to eliminate all steam locomotive operations by 1990, a push was given towards establishing electric locomotion as the primary motive power, and the steam locomotive sheds were decommissioned.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Report of the Expert Committee on Coal Consumption on Railways, 1958|url=http://www.indianculture.gov.in/report-expert-committee-coal-consumption-railways-1958|access-date=2020-04-29|website=INDIAN CULTURE|language=en}}</ref> To meet the needs of exponentially increasing rail traffic on the new continuous broad-gauge lines from Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh to rest of India with the completion of gauge conversion, the Jhansi was selected by Indian Railways for a new electric locomotive shed.<ref>{{cite web|title=Electric loco shed location|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/erode-junction-ed/39|access-date=2016-11-23}}</ref>
 
In the late 1990s [[Indian locomotive class WAP-4|WAP-4]] were introduced which stayed until late 2000, when they were transferred to Bhusawal and Lallaguda. It later got a large fleet of [[Indian locomotive class WAG-5|WAG-5]] locos from Bhel Jhansi.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nov 2019 Locomotive Holding list|url=http://elocos.railnet.gov.in/Holding/Holding_11_19.pdf}}</ref>
 
==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 [[Indian locomotive class WAP-4|WAP-4]], 117 [[Indian locomotive class WAG-5|WAG-5]] and 87 [[Indian locomotive class WAG-7|WAG-7]].Like all locomotive sheds, JHS does regular maintenance, overhaul and repair including painting and washing of locomotives.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sheds and Workshops|url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html}}</ref> It handled prestigious trains like the [[Tulsi Express]], [[Sangam Express]], [[Ganga Kaveri Express]] and many more mail express and suferfast trains. <ref name="sheds">{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html |title = Sheds and Workshops| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 26 November 2013}}</ref>
 
== 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==
==Locomotives==
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! SN!! Locomotives !! HP !! Quantity !! Image
! SN!! Locomotives !! HP !! Quantity !! Image
|-
|-
| 1 || WAP-4 || 5050 || 38 || [[File:JHS WAP-4.jpg|frameless]]
| 1 || WAP-4 || 5050 || 38 ||  
|-
|-
| 2 || WAG-5 || 3850 || 117 || [[File:Jhansi WAG-5 twins.jpg|frameless]]
| 2 || WAG-5 || 3850 || 117 ||  
|-
|-
| 3 || WAG-7 || 5500 || 87 || [[File:JHS WAG7.jpg|frameless]]
| 3 || WAG-7 || 5500 || 87 ||  
|-
|-
| colspan="3" |'''Total locomotives active as of April 2022'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=e-Locos|url=http://elocos.railnet.gov.in/Holding/holding.html}}</ref> || 242
| colspan="3" |'''Total locomotives active as of April 2022'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=e-Locos|url=http://elocos.railnet.gov.in/Holding/holding.html}}</ref> || 242

Latest revision as of 23:53, 5 August 2023


Electric Loco Shed, Jhansi
Location
LocationJhansi, Uttar Pradesh
Coordinates25°26′38″N 78°33′12″E / 25.4439°N 78.5534°E / 25.4439; 78.5534Coordinates: 25°26′38″N 78°33′12″E / 25.4439°N 78.5534°E / 25.4439; 78.5534
Characteristics
OwnerIndian Railways
OperatorNorth Central Railway zone
Depot codeJHS
TypeEngine shed
Rolling stockWAP-4
WAG-5
WAG-7
History
Opened1987; 37 years ago (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).

History

After Central Railway (former, now under North Central Railway) set a deadline to eliminate all steam locomotive operations by 1990, a push was given towards establishing electric locomotion as the primary motive power, and the steam locomotive sheds were decommissioned.[1] To meet the needs of exponentially increasing rail traffic on the new continuous broad-gauge lines from Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh to rest of India with the completion of gauge conversion, the Jhansi was selected by Indian Railways for a new electric locomotive shed.[2]

In the late 1990s WAP-4 were introduced which stayed until late 2000, when they were transferred to Bhusawal and Lallaguda. It later got a large fleet of WAG-5 locos from Bhel Jhansi.[3]

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.[4] It handled prestigious trains like the Tulsi Express, Sangam Express, Ganga Kaveri Express and many more mail express and suferfast trains. [5]

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
2 WAG-5 3850 117
3 WAG-7 5500 87
Total locomotives active as of April 2022[6] 242

References

  1. ↑ "Report of the Expert Committee on Coal Consumption on Railways, 1958". INDIAN CULTURE. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "Electric loco shed location". Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Nov 2019 Locomotive Holding list" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "Sheds and Workshops".
  5. ↑ "Sheds and Workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "e-Locos".
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