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Diesel Loco Shed, Ratlam
	File:RTM WDM3A M.jpg Ratlam based WDM-3A hauling a GaribRath express train.
	Location within Madhya Pradesh
Location
Location	Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh
Coordinates	23°20′27″N 75°03′04″E / 23.340758°N 75.050992°E
Characteristics
Owner	Indian Railways
Operator	Western railway zone
Depot code	RTM
Type	Engine shed
Rolling stock	WAG-5, WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDG-3A, WDM-3D
History
Opened	1 May 1967; 59 years ago

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Diesel Loco Shed, Ratlam is an engine shed located in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh in India. It is located north-east of Ratlam Junction falling under Ratlam railway division. The shed caters to the needs of freight as well as passenger trains.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Of the three loco sheds in the Western Railway zone, this is the largest among them followed by Vatva, and Sabarmati .^[5]

History

It was established on 1 May 1967 with capacity holding of 15 locomotives, but currently, it holds around 126 locomotives, WDM-2A, WDM-3A, Inferior Service WDM-2A, WDS-6-04 and WDS-4B class. It received its first locomotive, a WDM-2, from New Katni Junction.^{[citation needed]}

Major and minor schedules of diesel locomotives are carried out in the shed. The shed is ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, ISO 50001:2011 & "5S" certified.^{[citation needed]}

Locomotives

SN	Locomotives	HP	Quantity	Image
1.	WDM-3D	3300	5	File:RTM WDM3D.jpg
2.	WDM-3A	3100	14	File:RTM WDM3A M.jpg
3.	WDG-3A	3100	40	File:KYN WDG3A.jpg
4.	WDS-6	1400	5	File:SSB WDS6.jpg
5.	WAG-5	3850	140	File:RTM WAG5.jpg
Total locomotives active as of 1-05-2022^[6]^[7]^[8]			204

References

↑ "IRFCA2".
↑ "History" (PDF).
↑ "PDF" (PDF).
↑ http://irfca.org/apps/locos/show/2611?page=2 "LOCOS". {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
↑ Sheds and Workshops
↑ "Railway Website Mechanical Department". Retrieved 16 May 2020.
↑ "e-Locos".
↑ "IRFCA".

External links

[1] "IRFCA2".

[2] "History" (PDF).

[3] "PDF" (PDF).

[4] ttp://irfca.org/apps/locos/show/2611?page=2 "LOCOS". {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)

[5] Sheds and Workshops

[6] "Railway Website Mechanical Department". Retrieved 16 May 2020.

[7] "e-Locos".

[8] "IRFCA".

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 Of the three loco sheds in the [[Western Railway zone]], this is the largest among them followed by [[Diesel Loco Shed, Vatva|Vatva]], and [[Diesel Loco Shed, Sabarmati|Sabarmati]] .<ref>[http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html Sheds and Workshops]</ref>
+[[File:RTM DLS Logo.jpg|thumb|centre|150px|Logo of '''Diesel Loco Shed, Ratlam''']]
 == History ==

v t e Railways in Western India
National network / trunk lines	New Delhi–Mumbai main line Konkan Railway Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line Mumbai–Chennai line Jaipur–Ahmedabad line Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line
Branch lines / sections	Mathura–Vadodara section Akola–Ratlam line Nagda–Ujjain section Ujjain–Bhopal section Ahmedabad–Viramgam section Bhusawal–Kalyan section Gandhidham–Ahmedabad main line Gandhidham–Bhuj section Gandhidham–Kandla Port section Gandhidham–Palanpur section Gandhidham–Samakhiali section Jodhpur–Bathinda line Maliya Miyana–Wankaner section Marwar Junction–Munabao line Mumbai Dadar–Solapur section Nagpur–Bhusawal section Samakhiali–Maliya Miyana section Solapur–Guntakal section Surendranagar–Bhavnagar line Viramgam–Mahesana section Viramgam–Maliya Miyana section Viramgam–Okha line Dharangadhra–Surendra Nagar section Viramgam–Surendra Nagar section Wankaner–Surendra Nagar section Rajkot–Wankaner section Jamnagar–Porbandar line Porbandar–Jetalsar section Rajkot–Somnath line Palitana–Sihor section Bharuch–Dahej line Ankleshwar–Rajpipla section Anand–Khambhat line Vasad–Kathana line Kanjari Boriyavi–Vadtal line Anand–Godhra section Udhna–Jalgaon line Ahmedabad–Udaipur line
Suburban lines	Ahmedabad (Planned) Mumbai (Western line Central line Harbour line Trans-Harbour line Nerul-Uran line (Under construction)) Pune
Metro rail	Mumbai Metro Navi Mumbai Metro Metro-Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad Greater Nashik Metro Surat Metro Pune Metro Nagpur Metro
Monorail	Ahmedabad (Planned) Mumbai (Line 1 Navi Mumbai) Pune
Defunct lines revived / under revival	Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway Barsi Light Railway
Defunct lines	Salsette–Trombay Railway Bhavnagar State Railway Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway West of India Portuguese Railway Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Cutch State Railway
Railway divisions	Bhusawal Pune
Railway companies	Central Railway Western Railway West Central Railway Konkan Railway Corporation Great Indian Peninsula Railway Saurashtra Railway Mumbai Port Trust Railway
See also	Indian Railways Bholu (mascot) Urban rail transit in India Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor Bhor Ghat

Location
File:RTM WDM3A M.jpg Ratlam based WDM-3A hauling a GaribRath express train.
Location within Madhya Pradesh
Location	Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh
Coordinates	23°20′27″N 75°03′04″E / 23.340758°N 75.050992°E / 23.340758; 75.050992
Characteristics
Owner	Indian Railways
Operator	Western railway zone
Depot code	RTM
Type	Engine shed
Rolling stock	WAG-5, WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDG-3A, WDM-3D
History
Opened	1 May 1967; 59 years ago (1967-05-01)