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	{{short description\|Loco shed in Uttar Pradesh, India}}		{{short description\|Loco shed in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
	{{Use dmy dates\|date=~~May 2022~~}}		{{Use dmy dates\|date=September 2020}}
	{{Use Indian English\|date=~~May 2022~~}}		{{Use Indian English\|date=September 2020}}
	{{Infobox railway depot		{{Infobox railway depot
	\| name = Electric Loco Shed, Jhansi		\| name = Electric Loco Shed, Jhansi
	\| image = ~~File:JHS WAG-5~~.jpg		\| image = BHEL Loco.jpg
	\| image_upright = 1.5		\| image_upright = 1.5
	\| image_width =		\| image_width =
	\| image_alt =		\| image_alt =
	\| caption = Jhansi based WAG-~~5HB~~ at ~~Itarsi trip shed~~		\| caption = Jhansi based WAG-7 at [[BHEL]] yard, Jhansi
	\| location = [[~~Jhansi district\|~~Jhansi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]		\| location = [[Jhansi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
	\| country = {{flag\|India}}		\| country = {{flag\|India}}
	\| coordinates = {{Coord\|25.4439\|N\|78.5534\|E\|type:railwaystation_region:IN\|format=dms\|display=inline,title}}		\| coordinates = {{Coord\|25.4439\|N\|78.5534\|E\|type:railwaystation_region:IN\|format=dms\|display=inline,title}}
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	\| roads =		\| roads =
	\| rollingstock = [[~~Indian locomotive class WAP-4\|~~WAP-4]] <br> [[~~Indian locomotive class WAG-5\|~~WAG-5]] <br> [[~~Indian locomotive class~~ WAG-7\|WAG-7]]		\| rollingstock = [[WAP-4]] <br> [[WAG-5]] <br> [[WAG-7]] <br> [[WAG-9]]
	\| former_rolling_stock =		\| former_rolling_stock =
	\| routes = <!-- routes operated from the depot -->		\| routes = <!-- routes operated from the depot -->
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	'''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)~~.		'''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.

	==~~History==~~		==Operation==
	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>		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>

	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==
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	\|-		\|-
	! SN!! ~~Locomotives~~ !! HP !! Quantity ~~!! Image~~		! Serial No.!! Locomotive Class !! Horsepower !! Quantity
	\|-		\|-
	\| 1 \|\| WAP-4 \|\| 5050 \|\| 38 \|\|		\| 1 \|\| [[WAP-4]] \|\| 5050 \|\| 38
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2 \|\| WAG-5 \|\| 3850 \|\| ~~117 \|\|~~		\| 2 \|\| [[WAG-5]] \|\| 3850 \|\| 86
	\|-		\|-
	\| 3 \|\| WAG-7 \|\| 5500 \|\| 87 \|\|		\| 3 \|\| [[WAG-7]] \|\| 5500 \|\| 113
			\|-
			\| 4 \|\| [[WAG-9]] \|\| 6120 \|\| 59
	\|-		\|-
	\| 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 January 2026'''<ref>{{Cite web\|title=e-Locos\|url=http://elocos.railnet.gov.in/Holding/holding.html}}</ref>\|\|296
	\|}		\|}

	== References ==		==References==
			{{reflist}}

			{{Locomotives Sheds of India}}

			[[Category:Rail infrastructure in Uttar Pradesh]]
			[[Category:Electric railway depots in India\|Jhansi]]
			[[Category:Transport in Jhansi]]
			[[Category:1987 establishments in Uttar Pradesh]]

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	! SN!! Locomotives !! HP !! Quantity !! Image		! SN!! Locomotives !! HP !! Quantity !! Image
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	\| 1 \|\| WAP-4 \|\| 5050 \|\| 38 \|\| ~~[[File:JHS WAP-4.jpg\|frameless]]~~		\| 1 \|\| WAP-4 \|\| 5050 \|\| 38 \|\|
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	\| 3 \|\| WAG-7 \|\| 5500 \|\| 87 \|\| ~~[[File:JHS WAG7 NCR.jpg\|frameless]]~~		\| 3 \|\| WAG-7 \|\| 5500 \|\| 87 \|\|
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	\| 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

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	{{Infobox railway depot		{{Infobox railway depot
	\| name = Electric Loco Shed, Jhansi		\| name = Electric Loco Shed, Jhansi
	\| image = File:JHS ~~WAG5 24050~~.jpg		\| image = File:JHS WAG-5.jpg
	\| image_upright = 1.5		\| image_upright = 1.5
	\| image_width =		\| image_width =
	\| image_alt =		\| image_alt =
	\| caption = Jhansi based WAG-~~5 twins with a freight train~~		\| caption = Jhansi based WAG-5HB at Itarsi trip shed
	\| location = [[Jhansi district\|Jhansi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]		\| location = [[Jhansi district\|Jhansi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
	\| country = {{flag\|India}}		\| country = {{flag\|India}}
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	'''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).		'''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).

	==History==		==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.<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>		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>

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	'''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).		'''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).
	==History==		==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.<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==		==Operations==

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	==Operations==		==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 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>		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 ==		== Livery and Markings ==

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	'''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).		'''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).
			==History==

	==Operations==		==Operations==

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	== Livery and Markings ==		== 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.		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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	'''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 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).		'''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).

	==Operations==		==Operations==

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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 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).		'''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 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~~==		==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 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>		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 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>

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	==Operation==		==Operation==
	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 [[Indian locomotive class WAP-4\|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>		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 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 ==		== Livery and Markings ==