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			{{Short description\|Loco shed in Madhya Pradesh, India}}
	{{Use dmy dates\|date=March 2017}}		{{Use dmy dates\|date=March 2017}}
	{{Use Indian English\|date=March 2017}}		{{Use Indian English\|date=March 2017}}
	{{Infobox ~~railway depot~~		{{Infobox Railway Depot
	\| name = Diesel Loco Shed, Mhow		\| name = Diesel Loco Shed, Mhow
	\| image = MHOW based YDM-4 loco with 52957 (Ratlam-Mhow) Passenger.jpg		\| image = MHOW based YDM-4 loco with 52957 (Ratlam-Mhow) Passenger.jpg
	\| image_width = 220px		\| image_width = 220px
	\| image_alt = ~~<!-- alternate text for main image (only works if image_width is supplied) -->~~		\| image_alt =
	\| caption = ~~MHOW~~ YDM-4 ~~diesel loco with 52957 RTM MHOW Passenger~~		\| caption = Mhow based YDM-4 at Ratlam.
	\| location = {{Coord\|22.3251 \| 75.4614\|type:landmark_region:IN\|display=inline,title}}		\| location = {{Coord\|22.3251 \| 75.4614\|type:landmark_region:IN\|display=inline,title}}
	\| coordinates =		\| coordinates =
	\| owner = [[Indian Railways]]		\| owner = [[Indian Railways]]
	\| operator = [[Western Railway zone\|Western Railway]]		\| operator = [[Western Railway zone\|Western Railway]]
	\| depotcode =		\| depotcode = MHOW
	\| type = [[Engine shed]]		\| type = [[Engine shed]]
	\| opened =		\| opened =
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	'''~~Mhow~~ Diesel Loco Shed''' is a metre-gauge engine shed located in [[Mhow]], in the Indian state of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. It is located to south of [[Mhow railway station]], it falls under the [[Ratlam railway division]] of [[Western Railway zone\|Western Railway]]. It is the smallest of the three locomotive sheds in the Western Railway zone.<ref>[http://railinindia.tripod.com/mhow.html Mhow Diesel Loco Shed]</ref><ref>[http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html Sheds and Workshops]</ref><ref>[http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed2.html Steam Locomotive Sheds of the Past]</ref>		'''Diesel Loco Shed, Mhow''' is a metre-gauge engine shed located in [[Mhow]], in the Indian state of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. It is located to south of [[Mhow railway station]], it falls under the [[Ratlam railway division]] of [[Western Railway zone\|Western Railway]]. It is the smallest of the three locomotive sheds in the Western Railway zone.<ref>[http://railinindia.tripod.com/mhow.html Mhow Diesel Loco Shed]</ref><ref>[http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html Sheds and Workshops]</ref><ref>[http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed2.html Steam Locomotive Sheds of the Past]</ref>

	== History ==		== History ==

	When Loco Shed started 40 YDM-4s were transferred from other MG sheds to restart Loco Shed as [[Mhow]] was a steam shed till the 1998 when the steam service was withdrawn at time shed has capacity to hold hundred steam locomotives. Locos now service the isolated MG section from [[Akola]] to [[Indore]]. Currently it is home 18 [[YDM-4]] locomotives.<ref>[http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/mec_engg/downloads/DLS/WR/Mhow.pdf Loco Shed]</ref><ref>[http://wikimapia.org/16619498/Mhow-Diesel-Loco-Shed Wikimapia]</ref>		When Loco Shed started 40 YDM-4s were transferred from other MG sheds to restart Loco Shed as [[Mhow]] was a steam shed till the 1998 when the steam service was withdrawn at time shed has capacity to hold hundred steam locomotives. Locos now service the isolated MG section from [[Akola]] to [[Indore]]. Currently it is home 18 [[YDM-4]] locomotives.<ref>[http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/mec_engg/downloads/DLS/WR/Mhow.pdf Loco Shed]</ref><ref>[http://wikimapia.org/16619498/Mhow-Diesel-Loco-Shed Wikimapia]</ref>


	== Trains ==		== Trains ==
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	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	\|-		\|-
	! SN!! Locomotive !! HP !! Quantity		! SN !! Locomotive !! HP !! Quantity
	\|-		\|-
	\| 1 \|\| YDM-4 \|\| 1400 \|\| 8		\| 1 \|\| [[YDM-4]] \|\| 1400 \|\| 7
	\|-		\|-
	\| colspan="3" \|'''Total locomotives ~~active~~ as of ~~July 2020~~'''<ref>{{~~Cite~~ web\|title=~~Railway Website Mechanical Department~~\|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,304,366,541,710,717\|access-date=16 May 2020}}</ref> \|\| 8		\| colspan="3" \|'''Total active locomotives as of June 2025'''<ref>{{cite web \|last= \|first= \|date=30 January 2026 \|title=Traction Circulars \|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,304,366,541,710,717 \|location= \|publisher=[[Indian Railways\|IR]] \|access-date=16 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Electric Loco Holding & Availability Targets \|url=http://elocos.railnet.gov.in/Holding/holding.html \|website=elocos.railnet.gov.in \|access-date=19 February 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=All Locos \|url=https://www.irfca.org/apps/locos?filter_term%5Bshed_id%5D=76 \|website=irfca.org \|access-date=28 May 2025}}</ref> \|\| 7
	\|}		\|}

Ajendra69 at 08:54, 15 March 2022

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	{{Use Indian English\|date=March 2017}}		{{Use Indian English\|date=March 2017}}
	{{Infobox ~~Railway Depot~~		{{Infobox railway depot
	\| name = Diesel Loco Shed, Mhow		\| name = Diesel Loco Shed, Mhow
	\| image = MHOW based YDM-4 loco with 52957 (Ratlam-Mhow) Passenger.jpg		\| image = MHOW based YDM-4 loco with 52957 (Ratlam-Mhow) Passenger.jpg

>Colonies Chris at 09:47, 21 June 2021

2021-06-21T09:47:48Z

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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox Railway Depot
| name = Diesel Loco Shed, Mhow
| image = MHOW based YDM-4 loco with 52957 (Ratlam-Mhow) Passenger.jpg
| image_width = 220px
| image_alt = 
| caption = MHOW YDM-4 diesel loco with 52957 RTM MHOW Passenger
| location = {{Coord|22.3251 | 75.4614|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates =
| owner = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Western Railway zone|Western Railway]]
| depotcode =
| type = [[Engine shed]]
| opened =
| closed =
| original =
| pregrouping =
| postgrouping =
| roads = 
| rollingstock = [[YDM-4]]
| routes = [[Akola–Ratlam line]]

}}
'''Mhow Diesel Loco Shed''' is a metre-gauge engine shed located in [[Mhow]], in the Indian state of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. It is located to south of [[Mhow railway station]], it falls under the [[Ratlam railway division]] of [[Western Railway zone|Western Railway]]. It is the smallest of the three locomotive sheds in the Western Railway zone.<ref>[http://railinindia.tripod.com/mhow.html Mhow Diesel Loco Shed]</ref><ref>[http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html Sheds and Workshops]</ref><ref>[http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed2.html Steam Locomotive Sheds of the Past]</ref>

== History ==

When Loco Shed started 40 YDM-4s were transferred from other MG sheds to restart Loco Shed as [[Mhow]] was a steam shed till the 1998 when the steam service was withdrawn at time shed has capacity to hold hundred steam locomotives. Locos now service the isolated MG section from [[Akola]] to [[Indore]]. Currently it is home 18 [[YDM-4]] locomotives.<ref>[http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/mec_engg/downloads/DLS/WR/Mhow.pdf Loco Shed]</ref><ref>[http://wikimapia.org/16619498/Mhow-Diesel-Loco-Shed Wikimapia]</ref>

== Trains ==

=== Current ===

* [[Dr. Ambedkar Nagar–Sanawad Passenger]]

=== Former ===

* [[Ajmer–Hyderabad Meenakshi Express]]
* [[Mhow–Indore Passenger]]

== Locomotive ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! SN!! Locomotive !! HP !! Quantity
|-
| 1 || YDM-4 || 1400 || 8
|-
| colspan="3" |'''Total locomotives active as of July 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Railway Website Mechanical Department|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,304,366,541,710,717|access-date=16 May 2020}}</ref> || 8
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/ Railway Board - Official Website]
* [http://www.wr.indianrailways.gov.in/ Western Railway - Official Website]

{{Locomotives Sheds of India}}
{{Railways in Western India}}
{{Western Railway}}

[[Category:Railway depots in India|Mhow]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Ratlam railway division|MHOW]]
[[Category:Transport in Mhow]]
[[Category:1998 establishments in Madhya Pradesh]]