Kanchrapara Railway Workshop

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Kanchrapara Railway Workshop
IndustryRail Transport
Founded1863; 163 years ago (1863)
HeadquartersKanchrapara, West Bengal,
India
Key people
  • Surendra Kumar (CWM, IRSEE, July 2019-present)[1]
  • Pramod Gupta(July 2018- July 2019)
  • Manoj Mahajan (July 2015-July 2018)
₹853.5 crore (US$120 million)
Number of employees
7025 (September 2024)
ParentIndian Railways
WebsiteKanchrapara_Workshop

22°56′17″N 88°26′38″E / 22.938°N 88.444°E / 22.938; 88.444

The Kanchrapara Railway Workshop is one of the major workshops of Indian Railways, and is located in the Sealdah division of the Eastern Railway zone. It is divided into two complexes — Loco Complex and Carriage Complex. It caters to the major overhauling of a large product mix of IR, including locomotives (WAP7, WAP4, WAG9, WAG7, WAG5, WAM4), ICF Coaches, EMUs, MEMUs, DEMUs, Tower Cars, etc.[2] Its mention can be found in Satyajit Ray's short story "Patol Babu Superstar", which was also included in the Class 10 English Communicative Curriculum of the CBSE.

History[edit | edit source]

Kanchrapara Railway Workshop was established in 1863.[3] Initial activities included the periodic overhauling of steam locomotives, wooden body Carriage and Wagons. The workshop also carried out overhauling and repair of aircraft during world war as well as manufacture of armoured cars and hand-grenade shells. This workshop also had the privilege of turning out the first electric locomotive after Periodic Overhauling (POH) in 1965 and the first Electric Multiple Unit motor coach was turned out after POH in the very same year.

Organizational structure[edit | edit source]

The workshop is headed by an SAG grade officer designated as Chief Workshop Manager.

Loco Complex[edit | edit source]

This is first complex which was established as part of workshop. Being used for overhauling of locomotives, it was named loco complex. Active shops :

22530_WAP4_HWH after POH+RC+RP on 16-02-2019
  • Wheel Shop (Shop 2A) : It carries out rediscing/overhauling of wheel sets of electric locomotives and EMUs.
  • Heavy Corrosion Repair Shop
  • Welding Shop (Shop 3)
  • Locomotive POH and Erection Shop (Shop 11)
  • EMU POH and Erection Shop (Shop 11A)
  • Apparatus Overhauling Shop (Shop 9 and 9A)
  • Armature Rewinding Shop (Shop 14)
  • Bogie Overhauling and Mechanical Repair Shop (Shop 10)
  • Crane Maintenance Shop (Shop 6)
  • EC Loco Shop (Shop 12).

Stores Depot[edit | edit source]

It caters to the requirements of workshop as well as loco sheds and EMU carsheds of Eastern Railway. It is headed by a Senior Scale Officer under independent charge.

Carriage Complex[edit | edit source]

This part was established in 1914.[4] > WHEEL SHOP (SHOP NO-20), > EMU CORROSION REPAIR SHOP (SHOP NO-17), > ICF CORROSION REPAIR SHOP (SHOP NO- 18), > PAINT SHOP (SHOP NO-19) > BLACKSMITH SHOP (SHOP NO-24) > BOGIE REPAIR SHOP (SHOP NO-25) > ELECTRICAL SHOP (SHOP NO-26) > PLUMBING SHOP (SHOP NO-27) > MECHANICAL TRANSPORT SHOP (SHOP NO-33)

Halisahar Stores Depot[edit | edit source]

It is headed by Deputy Chief Material Manager, an Indian Railway Stores Service officer.

Kanchrapara Railway Hospital[edit | edit source]

It is headed by Chief Medical Superintendent.

Performance Figures[edit | edit source]


Product 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18
Loco T 69 78 72 77 72 78 78 90 82 71 72 72 78 79 92 98 97 100
A 74 76 69 72 72 75 76 74 75 72 78 72 75 84 96 104 101 101
EMU T 744 828 900 936 903 936 960 1080 993 996 1008 1080 1139 1164 1356 1419 1444
A 690 742 821 839 881 890 917 912 896 1000 993 1008 1073 1207 1328 1472 1393 1407
DEMU T 30 33 18 15 54 40 76 68 77 99 100 88
A 6 4 14 2 20 30 30 11 24 17 32 25 56 51 46 86 36 82
ICF T 444 420 528 540 526 537 513 480 504 480 480 480 480 480 540 540 540
A 395 424 475 464 514 533 543 507 491 502 480 480 467 473 506 544 541 542
Armature T 336 336 336 360 408 408 360 492 492 492 478 445 475 520 510 506
A 331 345 313 393 324 350 350 258 254 272 308 304 330 377 412 426 483 506
Manpower 12423 12159 11782 11490 11220 10933 10649 10255 10121 9760 9610 9255 9139 9522 9219 8828 8372 8128

Supervisors' Training Centre[edit | edit source]

It is headed by Vice Principal (an Assistant Scale officer). Apart from supervisors, it also imparts training to technicians.

Notable Achievements[edit | edit source]

Dual Mode Shunting Loco.
  • Dual Mode Shunting Loco.
  • 25 kV CUM Battery Operated Shunting Car,
  • Self Powered Inspection Car.
  • Self Powered Medical Relief Van.

Certifications[edit | edit source]

  1. ISO 9001 in September 2005[3]
  2. ISO 14001 in March, 2018[3]
  3. OHSAS 18001 in March, 2018[3]
  4. ISO 3834 (Welding Quality Assurance)[3] in Jan 2018.
  5. ISO 50001[3] in June 2018
  6. 5-S[3] on selective shops since December 2017 (Shop 2A,11,17).

Clubs/Welfare Institutes[edit | edit source]

Railway Officers' Club[edit | edit source]

Railway Officers' Club

It is primarily meant for conferences and railway cultural events. It includes sports facilities like Lawn Tennis (turf), Badminton (wooden court), Billiards, swimming pool, etc. for railway employees only. The halls and open spaces are also open for public booking.

Officers' Rest House is a part of it and can be used by any officer of Govt. of India for official/private purpose.

Apart from Railway Officers' Club, various other institute with sports and cultural facilities have been established by railways.

Bell Institute[edit | edit source]

It includes Football ground, Badminton Court, Cultural hall, etc. It is open for public booking.

Kazi Nazrul Institute[edit | edit source]

It is used largely for cultural events etc. It is open for public booking.

Khudiram Bose Institute[edit | edit source]

It includes Football ground and auditorium for cultural events. It is open for public booking.

Establishment of KPA Workshop
  • 5S certificate for POH of Electric Locomotives, SHOP 11
    5S certificate for POH of Electric Locomotives, SHOP 11
  • Electric Loco testing and despatch shed..
    Electric Loco Testing Shed
  • Wheel Park
    Wheel Park
  • Gate 18
    Officers' Gate (Gate 18, loco complex)

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Contacts". Eastern Railway.
  2. ↑ "Milestones in POH of Rolling Stock". Eastern Railway. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "Eastern Railway". www.er.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  4. ↑ "HISTORY OF KANCHRAPARA WORKSHOP". Eastern Railway. Retrieved 2018-11-26.

External links[edit | edit source]

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