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==Operations== | ==Operations== | ||
Being one of the three electric engine sheds in West Central Railway, various major and minor maintenance schedules of electric locomotives are carried out here. It has the sanctioned augmented capacity of 175 locomotives units. Beyond the sactioned capacity, this shed houses a total of 185 engine units, including 75 [[Indian locomotive class WAP-4|WAP-4]], 23 [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7|WAP-7]] and 87 [[Indian locomotive class WAG-9|WAG-9]] and the holding numbers are going to increase in the near future as new locos have been allotted by Railway board to ET shed. Like all locomotive sheds, ET 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 handles prestigious trains like the [[Amarkantak Express]], [[ | Being one of the three electric engine sheds in West Central Railway, various major and minor maintenance schedules of electric locomotives are carried out here. It has the sanctioned augmented capacity of 175 locomotives units. Beyond the sactioned capacity, this shed houses a total of 185 engine units, including 75 [[Indian locomotive class WAP-4|WAP-4]], 23 [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7|WAP-7]] and 87 [[Indian locomotive class WAG-9|WAG-9]] and the holding numbers are going to increase in the near future as new locos have been allotted by Railway board to ET shed. Like all locomotive sheds, ET 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 handles prestigious trains like the [[Amarkantak Express]], [[Habibganj–Jabalpur Jan Shatabdi Express]], [[Madhya Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express|Sampark Kranti Express]], [[Malwa Express]] & [[Pune–Habibganj Humsafar Express|Humsafar Express]] and many more mail express and suferfast trains. It currently holds 2nd largest fleet of WAP-4 locomotives all over the Indian Railways. | ||
==Livery and Markings== | ==Livery and Markings== | ||
Revision as of 12:38, 4 June 2022
| File:ET WAP4 22924.jpg Itarsi-based WAP-4 freshly painted | |
  Location within Madhya Pradesh | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Itarsi, Madhya Pradesh |
| Coordinates | 22°36′29″N 77°46′01″E / 22.608°N 77.767°E |
| Characteristics | |
| Owner | Indian Railways |
| Operator | West Central Railways |
| Depot code | ET |
| Type | Engine shed |
| Rolling stock | WAP-4 WAP-7 WAG-9 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1980 |
| Former rolling stock | WAM-4 WAG-5 |
Electric Loco Shed, Itarsi is a motive power depot performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for electric locomotives of the Indian Railways, located at Itarsi of the West Central Railway zone in Madhya Pradesh, India. It is one of the major Electric loco shed in West Central Railway of the three sheds, others being at Tuglakabad and New Katni Jn. As of May 2022 there are 185 locomotives in the Shed.
Operations
Being one of the three electric engine sheds in West Central Railway, various major and minor maintenance schedules of electric locomotives are carried out here. It has the sanctioned augmented capacity of 175 locomotives units. Beyond the sactioned capacity, this shed houses a total of 185 engine units, including 75 WAP-4, 23 WAP-7 and 87 WAG-9 and the holding numbers are going to increase in the near future as new locos have been allotted by Railway board to ET shed. Like all locomotive sheds, ET does regular maintenance, overhaul and repair including painting and washing of locomotives.[1] It handles prestigious trains like the Amarkantak Express, Habibganj–Jabalpur Jan Shatabdi Express, Sampark Kranti Express, Malwa Express & Humsafar Express and many more mail express and suferfast trains. It currently holds 2nd largest fleet of WAP-4 locomotives all over the Indian Railways.
Livery and Markings
Itarsi loco shed has its own logo and stencils. It is written on loco's body side as well as front & back side. Itarsi WAP-4 can be identified by the mark 'ET' under a equilibrium sign on yellow circle beside the door of the locomotive.
Locomotives
| SN | Type of Loco | HP | Holding | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | WAP-4 | 5350 | 75 | File:ET WAP4 22924.jpg |
| 2. | WAP-7 | 6350 | 23 | File:ET WAP7 37072.jpg |
| 3. | WAG-9 | 6120 | 87 | File:ET WAG9HC.jpg |
| Total locomotives active as of May 2022[2] | 185 | |||
