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| colspan="3" |'''Total locomotives active as of June 2022'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Railway Website Mechanical Department|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,304,366,541,710,717|access-date=16 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=IRFCA|url=https://www.irfca.org/apps/locos/list?list_type=named}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=e-Locos|url=http://elocos.railnet.gov.in/Holding/holding.html}}</ref>||127 | | colspan="3" |'''Total locomotives active as of June 2022'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Railway Website Mechanical Department|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,304,366,541,710,717|access-date=16 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=IRFCA|url=https://www.irfca.org/apps/locos/list?list_type=named}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=e-Locos|url=http://elocos.railnet.gov.in/Holding/holding.html}}</ref>||127 | ||
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| File:Erode WDM3D.jpg Erode based WDM-3D #11453 | |
  Location within Tamil Nadu | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Erode–Chennimalai Road, Erode, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Coordinates | 11°19′30″N 77°43′03″E / 11.3249°N 77.7174°E |
| Characteristics | |
| Owner | Indian Railways |
| Operator | Southern Railway zone |
| Depot code | ED(D) |
| Type | Engine shed |
| Roads | 6 |
| Rolling stock | WDM 3D, WDM3A , WDG3A , WAP1 , WAP4 , WAG5 , WAG7 |
| History | |
| Opened | September 1966 |
Diesel Loco Shed, Erode is an engine shed located on Erode–Chennimalai road in Erode, Tamil Nadu, India. Being closely located to Erode Junction Railway Station, the shed falls under Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone.
History[edit | edit source]
The shed was opened and became operationally active since September 1966, spreading over a total area of 59,000 m2 and covered area of 7,500 m2. [1][2]
Operations[edit | edit source]
Being one of the four diesel engine sheds in Southern Railway under the territory of Salem railway division,[3][4] various major and minor maintenance schedules of diesel locomotives are being carried out here. Apart from serving the parent division, the locos belonging to the shed also serves the unelectrified routes of Madurai railway division, in addition to locos from Golden Rock. To provide space for electric locomotives, all the EMDs (WDG-4 and WDP-4D), WDM-3A and WDG-3A were transferred to Golden Rock.[5]
Locomotives[edit | edit source]
| SN | Locomotives | HP | Quantity | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | WDM-3A | 3100 | 2 | |
| 2. | WDG-3A | 3100 | 1 | |
| 3. | WDM-3D | 3300 | 45 | |
| 4. | WAP-1 | 3800 | 27 | |
| 5. | WAG-5 | 3850 | 24 | |
| 6. | WAG-7 | 5350 | 28 | |
| Total locomotives active as of June 2022[6][7][8] | 127 | |||
See also[edit | edit source]
- Diesel Loco Shed, Tondiarpet – Chennai
- Diesel Loco Shed, Golden Rock – Trichy
- Diesel Loco Shed, Ernakulam – Kerala
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Sheds and Workshops – Southern Railway". IRFCA. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ↑ "Erode Diesel loco shed profile" (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ↑ "Mechanical Engineering – Diesel Loco Sheds, Southern Railway". Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ↑ "About us". Southern Railway zone. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ↑ Arockiaraj J (6 September 2013). "Locomotive failures affecting train operations in Madurai division". The Times of India. Madurai. Archived from the original on 24 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ↑ "Railway Website Mechanical Department". Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ↑ "IRFCA".
- ↑ "e-Locos".
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