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| name = Electric Loco Shed, Ghaziabad | | name = Electric Loco Shed, Ghaziabad | ||
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| image_alt = The shed is located near Ghaziabad railway station. | | image_alt = The shed is located near Ghaziabad railway station. | ||
| caption = GZB based WAP- | | caption = GZB based WAP-5 made by CLW in Tejas livery | ||
| map_type = India Uttar Pradesh | | map_type = India Uttar Pradesh | ||
| coordinates = {{coord|28.646939|77.432491|display=inline,title}} | | coordinates = {{coord|28.646939|77.432491|display=inline,title}} | ||
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| location = [[Ghaziabad]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] | | location = [[Ghaziabad]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] | ||
| owner = [[Indian Railways]] | | owner = [[Indian Railways]] | ||
| operator = [[Northern | | operator = [[Northern Railway zone]] | ||
| depotcode = GZB | | depotcode = GZB | ||
| type = [[Engine shed]] | | type = [[Engine shed]] | ||
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'''Electric Loco Shed, Ghaziabad''' is a [[motive power depot]] performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for | '''Electric Loco Shed, Ghaziabad''' is a [[motive power depot]] performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for electric locomotives of the [[Indian Railways]], located at [[Ghaziabad Junction railway station|Ghaziabad]] of the [[Northern Railway zone]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]. It is one of the three electric locomotive sheds of the Northern Railway, the others being at [[Electric Loco Shed, Ludhiana|Ludhiana]] (LDH) and [[Electric Loco Shed, Khanalampura|Khanalampura]] (KJGY). | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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New Electric locomotive shed was inaugurated in the late 1976s with [[Indian locomotive class WAM-4|WAM-4]] which stayed until late 2009, when they were transferred to other sheds. It later got a large fleet of [[Indian locomotive class WAG-5|WAG-5]] locos, but later these were then moved to Ludhiana. All [[Indian locomotive class WAP-1|WAP-1]] locos from Arakkonam and Mughalsarai shed were transferred here for hauling rajdhani expresses. The brand new from ABB were directly allocated to ghaziabad after arrival in india. New [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7|WAP-7]] locos were acquired in 2000s. The shed also held a single WAM-4 units which is earmarked for presevation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nov 2019 Locomotive Holding list|url=http://elocos.railnet.gov.in/Holding/Holding_11_19.pdf}}</ref> | New Electric locomotive shed was inaugurated in the late 1976s with [[Indian locomotive class WAM-4|WAM-4]] which stayed until late 2009, when they were transferred to other sheds. It later got a large fleet of [[Indian locomotive class WAG-5|WAG-5]] locos, but later these were then moved to Ludhiana. All [[Indian locomotive class WAP-1|WAP-1]] locos from Arakkonam and Mughalsarai shed were transferred here for hauling rajdhani expresses. The brand new from ABB were directly allocated to ghaziabad after arrival in india. New [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7|WAP-7]] locos were acquired in 2000s. The shed also held a single WAM-4 units which is earmarked for presevation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nov 2019 Locomotive Holding list|url=http://elocos.railnet.gov.in/Holding/Holding_11_19.pdf}}</ref> | ||
== Operations == | == Operations == | ||
Being one of the three electric engine sheds in Northern Railway, various major and minor maintenance schedules of electric locomotives are carried out here. It has the sanctioned capacity of 175 engine units. Beyond the operating capacity, this shed houses a total of 207 engine units, including 90 [[Indian locomotive class WAP-5|WAP-5]] and 19 [[WAP-7]]. It also housed a WAM-4 locomotives temporarily.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Railway-shed wise engine.holdings|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/ele_engg/downloads/Shed_type_wise_holding_011015.pdf|access-date=2016-11-23|page=1}}</ref> Electric loco Shed, Ghaziabad is now housing the largest fleet of [[Indian locomotive class WAP-5|WAP-5]] in Indian Railways and it caters to many long-distance electric trains.<ref>{{cite news|title=fleets under sheds|url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html#sr|access-date=2016-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=List of Locos in Ghaziabad|url=http://www.irfca.org/apps/locos/list?authenticity_token=ReK61Xl7XaF1VJapJ63USw3GU20HKtdaWEzVPl%2Bwz28%3D&page=6&shed_id=15|access-date=2016-11-23}}</ref> | Being one of the three electric engine sheds in Northern Railway, various major and minor maintenance schedules of electric locomotives are carried out here. It has the sanctioned capacity of 175 engine units. Beyond the operating capacity, this shed houses a total of 207 engine units, including 90 [[Indian locomotive class WAP-5|WAP-5]] and 19 [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7|WAP-7]]. It also housed a WAM-4 locomotives temporarily.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Railway-shed wise engine.holdings|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/ele_engg/downloads/Shed_type_wise_holding_011015.pdf|access-date=2016-11-23|page=1}}</ref> Electric loco Shed, Ghaziabad is now housing the largest fleet of [[Indian locomotive class WAP-5|WAP-5]] in Indian Railways and it caters to many long-distance electric trains.<ref>{{cite news|title=fleets under sheds|url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html#sr|access-date=2016-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=List of Locos in Ghaziabad|url=http://www.irfca.org/apps/locos/list?authenticity_token=ReK61Xl7XaF1VJapJ63USw3GU20HKtdaWEzVPl%2Bwz28%3D&page=6&shed_id=15|access-date=2016-11-23}}</ref> | ||
Like all locomotive sheds, GZB does regular maintenance, overhaul and repair including painting and washing of locomotives. It not only attends to locomotives housed at GZB but to ones coming in from other sheds as well. It has four pit lines for loco repair. Locomotives of Ghaziabad ELS were the regular links for all trains running through Delhi when widespread electrification of railway lines started in Northern Railways. It handled prestigious trains like the [[Mumbai Rajdhani Express|Mumbai Rajdhani]] Express. GZB locomotives used to be predominantly the regular links for trains traveling to east as well. | Like all locomotive sheds, GZB does regular maintenance, overhaul and repair including painting and washing of locomotives. It not only attends to locomotives housed at GZB but to ones coming in from other sheds as well. It has four pit lines for loco repair. Locomotives of Ghaziabad ELS were the regular links for all trains running through Delhi when widespread electrification of railway lines started in Northern Railways. It handled prestigious trains like the [[Mumbai Rajdhani Express|Mumbai Rajdhani]] express, [[Habibganj–New Delhi Shatabdi Express|Bhopal Shatabdi Express]] and [[Gatimaan Express]] which are the two fastest trains in India. GZB locomotives used to be predominantly the regular links for trains traveling to east as well. | ||
== Livery and markings == | == Livery and markings == | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|1. | |1. | ||
|[[WAM-4]] | |[[ Indian locomotive class WAM-4|WAM-4]] | ||
|3640 | |3640 | ||
|1 | |1 | ||
|In inferior service | |In inferior service | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|2. | |2. | ||
|[[WAP-5]] | |[[Indian locomotive class WAP-5|WAP-7]] | ||
|5440 | |5440 | ||
| | |135 | ||
|In service | |In service | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|3. | |3. | ||
|[[WAP-7]] | |[[Indian locomotive class WAP-7|WAP-7]] | ||
|6122 | |6122 | ||
| | |155 | ||
|In service | |In service | ||
|[[File: GZB WAP7 VARUN.jpg|frameless]] | |[[File: GZB WAP7 VARUN.jpg|frameless]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan="3" |'''Total locomotives active as of | | colspan="3" |'''Total locomotives active as of May 2022'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=e-Locos|url=http://elocos.railnet.gov.in/Holding/holding.html}}</ref> | ||
| | |291 | ||
|} | |} | ||
Latest revision as of 23:52, 5 August 2023
| The shed is located near Ghaziabad railway station. GZB based WAP-5 made by CLW in Tejas livery | |
  Location within Uttar Pradesh | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh |
| Coordinates | 28°38′49″N 77°25′57″E / 28.646939°N 77.432491°E |
| Characteristics | |
| Owner | Indian Railways |
| Operator | Northern Railway zone |
| Depot code | GZB |
| Type | Engine shed |
| Roads | 6 |
| Rolling stock | WAM-4 WAP-5 WAP-7 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1976 |
| Former rolling stock | WAP-1 WAP-4 WAG-5 |
Electric Loco Shed, Ghaziabad is a motive power depot performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for electric locomotives of the Indian Railways, located at Ghaziabad of the Northern Railway zone in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is one of the three electric locomotive sheds of the Northern Railway, the others being at Ludhiana (LDH) and Khanalampura (KJGY).
History[edit | edit source]
Steam locomotive sheds used to exist at Ghaziabad until the late 1960s.[1][2] After Northern 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 was decommissioned.[3] To meet the needs of exponentially increasing rail traffic on the new continuous broad gauge lines from Delhi to rest of India with the completion of gauge conversion, the Ghaziabad was selected by Indian railways for a new electric locomotive shed.[4]
New Electric locomotive shed was inaugurated in the late 1976s with WAM-4 which stayed until late 2009, when they were transferred to other sheds. It later got a large fleet of WAG-5 locos, but later these were then moved to Ludhiana. All WAP-1 locos from Arakkonam and Mughalsarai shed were transferred here for hauling rajdhani expresses. The brand new from ABB were directly allocated to ghaziabad after arrival in india. New WAP-7 locos were acquired in 2000s. The shed also held a single WAM-4 units which is earmarked for presevation.[5]
Operations[edit | edit source]
Being one of the three electric engine sheds in Northern Railway, various major and minor maintenance schedules of electric locomotives are carried out here. It has the sanctioned capacity of 175 engine units. Beyond the operating capacity, this shed houses a total of 207 engine units, including 90 WAP-5 and 19 WAP-7. It also housed a WAM-4 locomotives temporarily.[6] Electric loco Shed, Ghaziabad is now housing the largest fleet of WAP-5 in Indian Railways and it caters to many long-distance electric trains.[7][8]
Like all locomotive sheds, GZB does regular maintenance, overhaul and repair including painting and washing of locomotives. It not only attends to locomotives housed at GZB but to ones coming in from other sheds as well. It has four pit lines for loco repair. Locomotives of Ghaziabad ELS were the regular links for all trains running through Delhi when widespread electrification of railway lines started in Northern Railways. It handled prestigious trains like the Mumbai Rajdhani express, Bhopal Shatabdi Express and Gatimaan Express which are the two fastest trains in India. GZB locomotives used to be predominantly the regular links for trains traveling to east as well.
Livery and markings[edit | edit source]
WAP-7 and WAP-5 class have a standardized livery all over India.
Some WAP-5 & WAP-7 locomotives has big fonted P\5 & P\7 on loco's body side.
Locomotives[edit | edit source]
| SN | Type of Loco | HP | Holding | Comments | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | WAM-4 | 3640 | 1 | In inferior service | |
| 2. | WAP-7 | 5440 | 135 | In service | |
| 3. | WAP-7 | 6122 | 155 | In service | File:GZB WAP7 VARUN.jpg |
| Total locomotives active as of May 2022[9] | 291 | ||||
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: Steam Locomotive Sheds in the 1970s". www.irfca.org. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ↑ "scan0189.jpg". www.irfca.org. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ↑ "Report of the expert Committee on Coal Consumption on Railways, 1958". INDIAN CULTURE. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ↑ "Electric loco shed location". Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ↑ "Nov 2019 Locomotive Holding list" (PDF).
- ↑ "Indian Railway-shed wise engine.holdings" (PDF). p. 1. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ↑ "fleets under sheds". Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ↑ "List of Locos in Ghaziabad". Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ↑ "e-Locos".
