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{{Infobox railway depot
{{Infobox railway depot
| name = Electric Loco Shed, Lallaguda  
| name = Electric Loco Shed, Lallaguda  
| image = Lallaguda WAP7 37474.jpg
| image = MAS - NZM Garibrath Exp. (45209501154).jpg  
| image_upright = 1.5
| image_upright = 1.5
| image_width =  
| image_width =  
| image_alt =  
| image_alt =  
| caption = Lallaguda-based WAP-7 (no. 37474) hauling [[Tirunelveli–Gandhidham Humsafar Express]]
| caption = Lallaguda based WAP-7 hauling MAS-NZM Garib Rath Express near Odela.
| location = Lallaguda South, Railway Colony, [[Secunderabad]], [[Telangana]]
| location = Lallaguda South, Railway Colony, [[Secunderabad]], [[Telangana]]
| country = {{flagu|India}}
| country = {{flagu|India}}
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| type = [[Engine shed]]
| type = [[Engine shed]]
| opened = {{Start date and age|1995|09|06|df=y}}
| opened = {{Start date and age|1995|09|06|df=y}}
| closed = <!--{{End date|YYYY|MM|df=y}}-->
| closed = &lt;!--{{End date|YYYY|MM|df=y}}--&gt;
| original =  
| original =  
| pregrouping =  
| pregrouping =  
| postgrouping =  
| postgrouping =  
| roads =  
| roads =  
| rollingstock = [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7|WAP-7]] <br /> [[Indian locomotive class WAG-9|WAG-9]]
| rollingstock = [[WAP-5]] &lt;br /&gt; [[WAP-7]] &lt;br /&gt; [[WAG-9]]
| former_rolling_stock = [[Indian locomotive class WAP-4|WAP-4]] <br /> [[Indian locomotive class WAG-7|WAG-7]]
| former_rolling_stock = [[WAP-4]] &lt;br /&gt; [[Indian locomotive class WAG-7|WAG-7]]
| routes = <!-- routes operated from the depot -->
| routes = &lt;!-- routes operated from the depot --&gt;
| map_type = India Telangana
| map_type = India Telangana
| map_size = 250
| map_size = 250
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'''Electric Loco Shed, Lallaguda''' is a [[motive power depot]] performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for electric locomotives of the [[Indian Railways]], located at [[Lallaguda]] of the [[South Central Railway zone]] in [[Telangana]], India. It is one of the three electric loco sheds in SCR others being at [[Electric Loco Shed, Vijayawada|Vijayawada]] (BZA) and [[Electric Loco Shed, Kazipet|Kazipet]] (KZJ).
'''Electric Loco Shed, Lallaguda''' is a [[motive power depot]] performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for [[electric locomotive]]s of the [[Indian Railways]], located at [[Lallaguda]] of the [[South Central Railway zone]] in [[Telangana]], India.


==History==
==Livery and Markings==
After South Central 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 were decommissioned.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Report of the Expert Committee on Coal Consumption on Railways, 1958|url=http://www.indianculture.gov.in/report-expert-committee-coal-consumption-railways-1958|access-date=2020-04-29|website=INDIAN CULTURE}}</ref> To meet the needs of exponentially increasing rail traffic on the new continuous broad-gauge lines from Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh to rest of India with the completion of electrification of the Vijayawada-Balharshah line, the Lallaguda was selected by Indian Railways for a new electric locomotive shed.<ref>{{cite web|title=Electric loco shed location|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/erode-junction-ed/39|access-date=2016-11-23}}</ref>
[[File:LGD ELS Logo.jpg|thumb|150px|Logo Mark of '''Electric Loco Shed, Lallaguda''']]
 
Lallaguda ELS has its own logo and stencils. It is written on loco's body side as well as front &amp; back side.
In the late 1995 [[Indian locomotive class WAM-4|WAM-4]] and [[Indian locomotive class WAG-5|WAG-5]] were introduced which stayed until late 2000, when they were transferred to other sheds It later got a large fleet of [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7|WAP-7]] locos from other sheds.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nov 2019 Locomotive Holding list|url=http://elocos.railnet.gov.in/Holding/Holding_11_19.pdf}}</ref>
 
==Operations==
[[File:Route_haul_map_of_Lallaguda_Electric_Loco_shed 01.png|thumb|335px|Route haul map of Lallaguda Electric Loco shed]]
Being one of the three electric engine sheds in South Central 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 254 engine units including 120 [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7|WAP-7]] and 134 [[Indian locomotive class WAG-9|WAG-9]] units. It also housed a few WAP-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, Lallaguda is now housing a large fleet of [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7|WAP-7]] 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 amgul|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, LGD does regular maintenance, overhaul and repair including painting and washing of locomotives. It not only attends to locomotives housed at LGD but to ones coming in from other sheds as well. It has four pit lines for loco repair. Locomotives of Lallaguda ELS along with Vijayawada ELS were the regular links for all trains running through Andhra Pradesh (Former) now Telangana when widespread electrification of railway lines started in South Central Railways. It handled prestigious trains like [[Telangana Express]] and [[Andhra Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express]].


==Locomotives==
==Locomotives==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!SN
!Serial No.
!Type of loco
!Locomotive Class
!HP
!Horsepower
!Holding
!Quantity
!Images
|-
|-
|1.
|1.
|[[Indian locomotive class WAP-7|WAP-7]]
|[[WAP-5]]  
|6122
|6120
|120
|4
|
|-
|-
|2.
|2.
|[[Indian locomotive class WAG-9|WAG-9]]
|[[WAP-7]]
|6122
|6350
|134
|157
|
|-
|3.
|[[WAG-9]]
|6120
|139
|-
|-
|-
| 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>
| colspan="3" |'''Total locomotives active as of February 2026'''&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|title=e-Locos|url=http://elocos.railnet.gov.in/Holding/holding.html}}&lt;/ref&gt;
|254
|300
|}
|}


Revision as of 08:45, 8 February 2026


Electric Loco Shed, Lallaguda
Location
LocationLallaguda South, Railway Colony, Secunderabad, Telangana
Coordinates17°26′N 78°32′E / 17.433°N 78.533°E / 17.433; 78.533
Characteristics
OwnerIndian Railways
OperatorSouth Central Railways
Depot codeLGD
TypeEngine shed
Rolling stockWAP-5 <br /> WAP-7 <br /> WAG-9
Routes served<!-- routes operated from the depot -->
History
Opened6 September 1995; 30 years ago (1995-09-06)
Closed<!-- YYYY (YYYY-MM)-->
Former rolling stockWAP-4 <br /> WAG-7

Electric Loco Shed, Lallaguda is a motive power depot performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for electric locomotives of the Indian Railways, located at Lallaguda of the South Central Railway zone in Telangana, India.

Livery and Markings

Logo Mark of Electric Loco Shed, Lallaguda

Lallaguda ELS has its own logo and stencils. It is written on loco's body side as well as front & back side.

Locomotives

Serial No. Locomotive Class Horsepower Quantity
1. WAP-5 6120 4
2. WAP-7 6350 157
3. WAG-9 6120 139
Total locomotives active as of February 2026<ref>"e-Locos".</ref> 300

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