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{{Short description|Loco shed in Madhya Pradesh, India}}
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  | name        = Diesel Loco Shed, Mhow
  | name        = Diesel Loco Shed, Mhow
  | image        = MHOW based YDM-4 loco with 52957 (Ratlam-Mhow) Passenger.jpg
  | image        = MHOW based YDM-4 loco with 52957 (Ratlam-Mhow) Passenger.jpg
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  | caption      = MHOW YDM-4 diesel loco with 52957 RTM MHOW Passenger
  | caption      = Mhow based YDM-4 at Ratlam.
  | location    = {{Coord|22.3251 | 75.4614|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
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  | owner        = [[Indian Railways]]
  | owner        = [[Indian Railways]]
  | operator    = [[Western Railway zone|Western Railway]]
  | operator    = [[Western Railway zone|Western Railway]]
  | depotcode    =  
  | depotcode    = MHOW
  | type        = [[Engine shed]]
  | type        = [[Engine shed]]
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'''Mhow Diesel Loco Shed''' is a metre-gauge engine shed located in [[Mhow]], in the Indian state of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. It is located to south of [[Mhow railway station]], it falls under the [[Ratlam railway division]] of [[Western Railway zone|Western Railway]]. It is the smallest of the three locomotive sheds in the Western Railway zone.<ref>[http://railinindia.tripod.com/mhow.html Mhow Diesel Loco Shed]</ref><ref>[http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html Sheds and Workshops]</ref><ref>[http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed2.html Steam Locomotive Sheds of the Past]</ref>
'''Diesel Loco Shed, Mhow''' is a metre-gauge engine shed located in [[Mhow]], in the Indian state of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. It is located to south of [[Mhow railway station]], it falls under the [[Ratlam railway division]] of [[Western Railway zone|Western Railway]]. It is the smallest of the three locomotive sheds in the Western Railway zone.<ref>[http://railinindia.tripod.com/mhow.html Mhow Diesel Loco Shed]</ref><ref>[http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html Sheds and Workshops]</ref><ref>[http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed2.html Steam Locomotive Sheds of the Past]</ref>


== History ==
== History ==


When Loco Shed started 40 YDM-4s were transferred from other MG sheds to restart Loco Shed as [[Mhow]] was a steam shed till the 1998 when the steam service was withdrawn at time shed has capacity to hold hundred steam locomotives. Locos now service the isolated MG section from [[Akola]] to [[Indore]]. Currently it is home 18 [[YDM-4]] locomotives.<ref>[http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/mec_engg/downloads/DLS/WR/Mhow.pdf Loco Shed]</ref><ref>[http://wikimapia.org/16619498/Mhow-Diesel-Loco-Shed Wikimapia]</ref>
When Loco Shed started 40 YDM-4s were transferred from other MG sheds to restart Loco Shed as [[Mhow]] was a steam shed till the 1998 when the steam service was withdrawn at time shed has capacity to hold hundred steam locomotives. Locos now service the isolated MG section from [[Akola]] to [[Indore]]. Currently it is home 18 [[YDM-4]] locomotives.<ref>[http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/mec_engg/downloads/DLS/WR/Mhow.pdf Loco Shed]</ref><ref>[http://wikimapia.org/16619498/Mhow-Diesel-Loco-Shed Wikimapia]</ref>


== Trains ==
== Trains ==
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{| class="wikitable"
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! SN!! Locomotive !! HP !! Quantity
! SN !! Locomotive !! HP !! Quantity  
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| 1 || YDM-4 || 1400 || 8
| 1 || [[YDM-4]] || 1400 ||
|-
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| colspan="3" |'''Total locomotives active as of July 2020'''<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> || 8
| colspan="3" |'''Total active locomotives as of June 2025'''<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |date=30 January 2026 |title=Traction Circulars |url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,304,366,541,710,717 |location= |publisher=[[Indian Railways|IR]] |access-date=16 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Electric Loco Holding & Availability Targets |url=http://elocos.railnet.gov.in/Holding/holding.html |website=elocos.railnet.gov.in |access-date=19 February 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=All Locos |url=https://www.irfca.org/apps/locos?filter_term%5Bshed_id%5D=76 |website=irfca.org |access-date=28 May 2025}}</ref> || 7
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Latest revision as of 10:48, 19 February 2026


Diesel Loco Shed, Mhow
Location
Location22°19′30″N 75°27′41″E / 22.3251°N 75.4614°E / 22.3251; 75.4614
Characteristics
OwnerIndian Railways
OperatorWestern Railway
Depot codeMHOW
TypeEngine shed
Rolling stockYDM-4
Routes servedAkola–Ratlam line

Diesel Loco Shed, Mhow is a metre-gauge engine shed located in Mhow, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is located to south of Mhow railway station, it falls under the Ratlam railway division of Western Railway. It is the smallest of the three locomotive sheds in the Western Railway zone.[1][2][3]

History[edit | edit source]

When Loco Shed started 40 YDM-4s were transferred from other MG sheds to restart Loco Shed as Mhow was a steam shed till the 1998 when the steam service was withdrawn at time shed has capacity to hold hundred steam locomotives. Locos now service the isolated MG section from Akola to Indore. Currently it is home 18 YDM-4 locomotives.[4][5]

Trains[edit | edit source]

Current[edit | edit source]

Former[edit | edit source]

Locomotive[edit | edit source]

SN Locomotive HP Quantity
1 YDM-4 1400 7
Total active locomotives as of June 2025[6][7][8] 7

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Mhow Diesel Loco Shed
  2. Sheds and Workshops
  3. Steam Locomotive Sheds of the Past
  4. Loco Shed
  5. Wikimapia
  6. "Traction Circulars". IR. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  7. "Electric Loco Holding & Availability Targets". elocos.railnet.gov.in. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  8. "All Locos". irfca.org. Retrieved 28 May 2025.

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