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{{Short description|Loco shed in Delhi, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox Railway Depot
| embed =
| name = Electric Loco Shed, Tughlakabad
| image = Tejas-express-powered-by-wap-7.jpg
| image_upright = 1.5
| image_alt = The shed is located near Tughlakabad railway station
| caption = A Tughlakabad-based WAP-7 at New Delhi
| map_type = India Delhi
| coordinates = {{coord|28.512366|77.290482|display=inline,title}}
| map_size = 250
| location = [[Badarpur, Delhi]]
| owner = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[West Central Railway zone]]
| depotcode = TKD
| type = [[Engine shed]]
| roads = 6
| rollingstock = [[WAP-7]] [[WAG-9]] [[WAG-9|WAG-9H]] [[WAG-9|EF9K]]
| routes =
| opened = {{Start date and age|1988|06|15|df=y}}<ref name = "WCR - Electric Loco Shed, Tughlakabad">{{cite web |last= |first= |date=2021 |title=Electric Loco Shed, Tughlakabad |url=https://wcr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1616585316635-TKD%20Shed%20RTI.pdf |website=wcr.indianrailways.gov.in |location= |publisher=[[West Central Railway zone|WCR]] |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=5 April 2026}}</ref>
| closed =
| original =
| pregrouping =
| postgrouping =
| former_rolling_stock = [[Indian locomotive class WAM-4|WAM-4]] [[Indian locomotive class WAG-5|WAG-5]] [[Indian locomotive class WAG-7|WAG-7]]
| image_width =
}}

The '''Electric Loco Shed, Tughlakabad''' is a [[motive power depot]] performing maintenance and repair for [[electric locomotives]] of the [[Indian Railways]]. Located at {{stnlnk|Tughlakabad}} in [[Delhi]] and belonging to the [[Kota railway division|Kota division]], it is one of the three electric loco sheds under [[West Central Railway zone|West Central Railway]] (along with [[Electric Loco Shed, Itarsi|Itarsi]] and [[New Katni Junction railway station|New Katni]]), and the only one located within [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway]] territory.<ref name = "WCR - Kota Division">{{cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Kota Division |url=https://wcr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?fontColor=black&backgroundColor=LIGHTSTEELBLUE&lang=0&id=0,1,2176,2192 |website=wcr.indianrailways.gov.in |location= |publisher=[[West Central Railway zone|WCR]] |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |quote=The division have ''(sic)'' an Electric Loco Shed, having the holding capacity of 212 locomotives for the maintenance of electric locomotives at Tughlakabad. |access-date=5 April 2026}}</ref>

== History ==
The Tughlakabad loco shed was commissioned on 15 June 1988 with an initial holding of 100 locomotives.<ref name = "WCR - Electric Loco Shed, Tughlakabad" />

== Livery and markings ==
[[File:TKD ELS Logo.png|thumb|150px|Logo Mark of '''Electric Loco Shed, Tughlakabad''']]
Tughlakabad ELS has its own logo and stencils. It is written on loco's body side as well as front & back side.

== Locomotives ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Serial No.
!Locomotive Class
!Horsepower
!Quantity
|-
|1.
|[[WAP-7]]
|6350
|87
|-
|2.
|[[WAG-9]]
|6120
|21
|-
|3.
|[[WAG-9|WAG-9H]]
|6120
|183
|-
|4.
|[[WAG-9|EF9K]]
|9000
|6
|-
| colspan="3" |'''Total active locomotives as of April 2026'''<ref name = "eLocos - Holding and Availability">{{Cite web |title=Electric Loco Holding & Availability Targets |url=http://elocos.railnet.gov.in/Holding/holding.html |website=elocos.railnet.gov.in |access-date=28 February 2026}}</ref><ref name = "IR - Traction Circulars">{{cite web |last= |first= |date= |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=28 February 2026}}</ref>
|297
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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* [http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,304,366,549,687,709%7COfficial Website]
* [http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html#sr%7CLoco Particulars]
* [https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1roX7g62tnMMg55hY1MrsHO9jZWA&hl=en_US&ll=11.4184021004248%2C78.02839185468747&z=7%7CGoogle maps of Indian Railway Loco Sheds]
* [https://vimeo.com/185662473%7CVideo showing the Tughlakabad Electric Loco Shed]

{{Locomotives Sheds of India}}

[[Category:Electric railway depots in India|Tuglakabad]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Delhi]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Delhi]]
[[Category:1977 establishments in Delhi]]

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