Electric Loco Shed, Kazipet

Electric Loco Shed, Kazipet

File:KZJ WAG-7.jpg Kazipet based WAG-7 hauling BCNA rakes.
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Location
Location	Kazipet, Telangana
Coordinates	17°58′26″N 79°30′40″E
Characteristics
Owner	Indian Railways
Operator	South Central Railways
Depot code	KZJ
Type	Engine shed
Rolling stock	WAG-7 WAG-9
History
Opened	2006 (2006)

Electric Loco Shed, Kazipet is a motive power depot performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for electric locomotives of the Indian Railways, located at Kazipet of the South Central Railway zone in Telangana, India. It is one of the three electric loco sheds in the SCR the others being at Lallaguda (LGD) and Vijayawada (BZA). As of 1 May 2022 there are 187 locomotives in the Shed.

Operations

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 100 engine units. Beyond the operating capacity, this shed houses a total of 172 engine units, including 100 WAG-7 and 72 WAG-9. Like all locomotive sheds, KZJ does regular maintenance, overhaul and repair including painting and washing of locomotives.

Markings

Kazipet loco shed has its own logo and stencils. Mostly the shed uses sticker logo.

Locomotives

SN	Type of Loco	HP	Holding	Images
1.	WAG-7	5350	80	File:KZJ WAG7 TIGERFACE.jpg
2.	WAG-9	6120	107	File:KZJ WAG9H.jpg
Total locomotives active as of May 2022			187