Electric Loco Shed, Vijayawada
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Location | |
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Location | Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh |
Coordinates | 16°31′06″N 80°37′10″E / 16.5184°N 80.6195°ECoordinates: 16°31′06″N 80°37′10″E / 16.5184°N 80.6195°E |
Characteristics | |
Owner | Indian Railways |
Operator | South Central Railways |
Depot code | BZA |
Type | Engine shed |
Roads | 7 |
Rolling stock | WAP-4 WAP-7 WAG-5 WAG-7 WAG-9 |
History | |
Opened | 1980 |
Former rolling stock | WAM-4 |
Electric Loco Shed, Vijayawada is a motive power depot performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for electric locomotives of the Indian Railways, located at Vijayawada of the South Central Railway zone in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is one of the three electric loco sheds in the South Central Railway zone the others being at Lallaguda (LGD) and Kazipet (KZJ).
History
Operations
Livery and Markings
Locomotives
SN | Type of Loco | HP | Holding | Images |
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1. | WAP-4 | 5350 | 63 | File:BZA WAP-4.jpg |
2. | WAP-7 | 6350 | 28 | ![]() |
3. | WAG-5 | 3850 | 43 | File:BZA WAG-5.jpg |
4. | WAG-7 | 5350 | 71 | File:BZA WAG-7.jpg |
5. | WAG-9 | 6120 | 41 | File:WAG9HC 33173.jpg |
Total locomotives active as of June 2022[1] | 246 |