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Electric Loco Shed, Itarsi
| File:ET WAP4 22924.jpg Itarsi-based WAP-4 freshly painted | |
  Location within Madhya Pradesh | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Itarsi, Madhya Pradesh |
| Coordinates | 22°36′29″N 77°46′01″E / 22.608°N 77.767°E |
| Characteristics | |
| Owner | Indian Railways |
| Operator | West Central Railways |
| Depot code | ET |
| Type | Engine shed |
| Rolling stock | WAP-4 WAP-7 WAG-9 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1980 |
| Former rolling stock | WAM-4 WAG-5 |
Electric Loco Shed, Itarsi is a motive power depot performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for electric locomotives of the Indian Railways, located at Itarsi of the West Central Railway zone in Madhya Pradesh, India. It is one of the major Electric loco shed in West Central Railway of the three sheds, others being at Tuglakabad and New Katni Jn.
Operations
Being one of the three electric engine sheds in West Central Railway, various major and minor maintenance schedules of electric locomotives are carried out here. It has the sanctioned augmented capacity of 250 locomotives units. This shed houses a total of 203 engine units, including 75 WAP-4, 23 WAP-7 and 105 WAG-9 and the holding numbers are going to increase in the near future as new locos have been allotted by Railway board to ET shed. Like all locomotive sheds, ET does regular maintenance, overhaul and repair including painting and washing of locomotives.[1]
Markings
Itarsi loco shed has its own logo and stencils. It is written on loco's body side as well as front & back side.
- ↑ "Sheds and Workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 26 November 2013.