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<div>{{Short description|Loco shed in Gujarat, India}}<br />
{{Infobox Railway Depot<br />
| name = Electric Loco Shed, Valsad<br />
| image = File:BL WAG7 28639.jpg<br />
| image_upright = 1.5<br />
| image_alt = <!-- alternate text for main image (only works if image_width is supplied) --><br />
| caption = Valsad-based WAG-7 hauling BOXN rakes<br />
| location = [[Valsad]], [[Gujarat]]<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|20.610|N|72.926|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| owner = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[Western Railway zone|Western Railways]]<br />
| depotcode = BL<br />
| type = Electric [[engine shed]]<br />
| opened = <br />
| closed = <br />
| original =<br />
| pregrouping =<br />
| postgrouping =<br />
| roads = 6<br />
| rollingstock = [[WAP-4]] <br /> [[Indian locomotive class WAG-5|WAG-5]] <br /> [[Indian locomotive class WAG-7|WAG-7]] <br /> [[WAG-9]]<br />
| routes = [[Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line]]<br />
|former_rolling_stock = [[Indian locomotive class WCAM-1|WCAM-1]] <br /> [[WCAM-2P]]<br />
| map_type = India Gujarat<br />
}}<br />
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'''Electric Loco Shed, Valsad''' is an electric engine shed located in [[Valsad]], in the Indian state of [[Gujarat]]. It is located to south of [[Valsad railway station]], it falls under the [[Mumbai WR railway division]] of [[Western Railway zone|Western Railway]]. It is the largest of locomotive sheds in the Western Railway zone.<ref>[http://www.wr.indianrailways.gov.in/wr/notice/1415882056990_13-14%20NIT_05%20R1%209T%20capacity%20truck.pdf WESTERN RAILWAY ELECTRIC LOCO SHED, (TRS) VALSAD]</ref><ref>[http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html#wr Locomotive Sheds]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_biJjoyYIgfH8NQx4OPIzMr79N0vfas3 Electric Loco Shed, VALSAD ]</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
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It was established in the 1970s specifically to home dual-power locos. It holds more than 50 [[WAG-5]] class locomotives. Post AC conversion of [[Western Railway zone|Western Railway]], few WAG-5, and all WCAM-2 fleet were transferred to [[Central Railway zone|Central Railway]]'s [[Electric Loco Shed, Kalyan|Kalyan Loco Shed]]. [[Indian locomotive class WCAM-1|WCAM-1]] were slowly condemned. The shed received [[Indian locomotive class WAG-7|WAG-7]] in 2013.<br />
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The shed houses over 100 electric locomotives. It is the only loco shed on WR which had housed the AC/DC locomotives like WCAM-1 and WCAM-2, WCAM-2P and one of the only two in India; the other being [[Electric Loco Shed, Kalyan|Kalyan Loco Shed]] on [[Central Railway zone|Central Railway]] to house AC/DC dual powered electric locomotives. Recently many WAG-5/5As have been homed at Valsad which are pure AC locomotives. <br />
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== Locomotives ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! SN !! Locomotives !! HP !! Quantity !! Image<br />
|-<br />
| 1. || WAP-4 || 5050 || 32 || [[File:BL WAP4E.jpg|frameless]]<br />
|-<br />
| 2. || WAG-5 || 3850 || 57 || [[File:BL WAG5.jpg|frameless]]<br />
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| 3. || WAG-7 || 5500 || 68 || [[File:BL WAG7 24698.jpg|frameless]]<br />
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| 4. || WAG-9 || 6122 || 13 || [[File:BIA WAG9H.jpg|frameless]]<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="3" |'''Total locomotives active as of 01-10-2021'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=e-Locos|url=http://elocos.railnet.gov.in/Holding/holding.html}}</ref> || 170<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/ Railway Board – Official Website]<br />
* [http://www.wr.indianrailways.gov.in/ Western Railway – Official Website]<br />
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{{Locomotives Sheds of India}}<br />
{{Railways in Western India}}<br />
{{Western Railway}}<br />
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[[Category:Electric railway depots in India|Valsad]]<br />
[[Category:Railway depots in Gujarat]]<br />
[[Category:Valsad]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Valsad]]<br />
[[Category:1970 establishments in Gujarat]]<br />
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