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Electric Loco Shed, Valsad
	File:BL WAG5 Barbie.jpg Valsad-based WAG-5 hauling CONCOR rakes
	Location within Gujarat
Location
Location	Valsad, Gujarat
Coordinates	20°36′36″N 72°55′34″E / 20.610°N 72.926°ECoordinates: 20°36′36″N 72°55′34″E / 20.610°N 72.926°E
Characteristics
Owner	Indian Railways
Operator	Western Railways
Depot code	BL
Type	Electric engine shed
Roads	6
Rolling stock	WAP-4 ; WAG-5 ; WAG-7 ; WAG-9
Routes served	Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line
History
Former rolling stock	WCAM-1 ; WCAM-2P

Revision as of 10:36, 29 May 2022

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. It is one of the two electric loco sheds in WR the other being at Vadodara (BRC).^[1]^[2]^[3]

History

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, few WAG-5, and all WCAM-2 fleet were transferred to Central Railway's Kalyan Loco Shed. WCAM-1 were slowly condemned. The shed received WAG-7 in 2013.

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 Kalyan Loco Shed on 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.

Locomotives

SN	Locomotives	HP	Quantity	Image
1.	WAP-4	5050	32	File:BL WAP4E.jpg
2.	WAG-5	3850	57	File:BL WAG5.jpg
3.	WAG-7	5500	68	File:BL WAG7 24698.jpg
4.	WAG-9	6122	13	File:BIA WAG9H.jpg
Total locomotives active as of 01-10-2021^[4]			170

References

External links

[1] WESTERN RAILWAY ELECTRIC LOCO SHED, (TRS) VALSAD

[2] Locomotive Sheds

[3] Electric Loco Shed, VALSAD

[4] "e-Locos".

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 == History ==
-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.
+It was established in the 1970s specifically to home dual-power locos. It holds more than 50 [[Indian locomotive class WAG-5|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.
 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.
 == Locomotives ==

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Branch lines / sections	Mathura–Vadodara section Akola–Ratlam line Nagda–Ujjain section Ujjain–Bhopal section Ahmedabad–Viramgam section Bhusawal–Kalyan section Gandhidham–Ahmedabad main line Gandhidham–Bhuj section Gandhidham–Kandla Port section Gandhidham–Palanpur section Gandhidham–Samakhiali section Jodhpur–Bathinda line Maliya Miyana–Wankaner section Marwar Junction–Munabao line Mumbai Dadar–Solapur section Nagpur–Bhusawal section Samakhiali–Maliya Miyana section Solapur–Guntakal section Surendranagar–Bhavnagar line Viramgam–Mahesana section Viramgam–Maliya Miyana section Viramgam–Okha line Dharangadhra–Surendra Nagar section Viramgam–Surendra Nagar section Wankaner–Surendra Nagar section Rajkot–Wankaner section Jamnagar–Porbandar line Porbandar–Jetalsar section Rajkot–Somnath line Palitana–Sihor section Bharuch–Dahej line Ankleshwar–Rajpipla section Anand–Khambhat line Vasad–Kathana line Kanjari Boriyavi–Vadtal line Anand–Godhra section Udhna–Jalgaon line Ahmedabad–Udaipur line
Suburban lines	Ahmedabad (Planned) Mumbai (Western line Central line Harbour line Trans-Harbour line Nerul-Uran line (Under construction)) Pune
Metro rail	Mumbai Metro Navi Mumbai Metro Metro-Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad Greater Nashik Metro Surat Metro Pune Metro Nagpur Metro
Monorail	Ahmedabad (Planned) Mumbai (Line 1 Navi Mumbai) Pune
Defunct lines revived / under revival	Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway Barsi Light Railway
Defunct lines	Salsette–Trombay Railway Bhavnagar State Railway Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway West of India Portuguese Railway Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Cutch State Railway
Railway divisions	Bhusawal Pune
Railway companies	Central Railway Western Railway West Central Railway Konkan Railway Corporation Great Indian Peninsula Railway Saurashtra Railway Mumbai Port Trust Railway
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