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Electric Loco Shed Kalyan has the distinction of being the prime mover of Mumbai Division of central railway for the last 91 years. The shed was established on 28 November 1928 under Great Indian Peninsula Railway & is the first Electric Loco Shed in India. Kalyan Loco Shed is the only shed in India to hold widest variety of locos.<ref>[http://irfca.org/apps/locos/show/8150?page=4 Loco Roster Database]</ref> Currently shed handles 224 locos includes 53 Nos. of [[Indian locomotive class WCAM-3|WCAM-3]], 20 Nos. of [[Indian locomotive class WCAM-2|WCAM-2]], 12 Nos. of [[Indian locomotive class WCAG-1|WCAG-1]], 60 Nos. of [[Indian locomotive class WAG-7|WAG-7]], 2 Nos. of [[Indian locomotive class WCM-6|WCM-6]], 77 Nos. of [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7|WAP-7]] respectively. It formerly held the [[Indian locomotive class WCG-2|WCG-2]] DC electric locomotives. | Electric Loco Shed Kalyan has the distinction of being the prime mover of Mumbai Division of central railway for the last 91 years. The shed was established on 28 November 1928 under Great Indian Peninsula Railway & is the first Electric Loco Shed in India. Kalyan Loco Shed is the only shed in India to hold widest variety of locos.<ref>[http://irfca.org/apps/locos/show/8150?page=4 Loco Roster Database]</ref> Currently shed handles 224 locos includes 53 Nos. of [[Indian locomotive class WCAM-3|WCAM-3]], 20 Nos. of [[Indian locomotive class WCAM-2|WCAM-2]], 12 Nos. of [[Indian locomotive class WCAG-1|WCAG-1]], 60 Nos. of [[Indian locomotive class WAG-7|WAG-7]], 2 Nos. of [[Indian locomotive class WCM-6|WCM-6]], 77 Nos. of [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7|WAP-7]] respectively. It formerly held the [[Indian locomotive class WCG-2|WCG-2]] DC electric locomotives. | ||
==Operations== | ==Operations== | ||
Being one of the three electric engine sheds in Central Railway, various major and minor maintenance schedules of electric locomotives are carried out here. It has the sanctioned capacity of 100 engine units. Beyond the operating capacity, this shed houses a total of 224 engine units including [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7|WAP-7]] units. <ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Railway-shed wise engine.holdings|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/ele_engg/downloads/Shed_type_wise_holding_011015.pdf|access-date=2016-11-23|page=1}}</ref> Electric loco Shed, Kalyan is now housing a large fleet and only Shed to hold [[Indian locomotive class WCAM-3|WCAM-3]] in Indian Railways and it caters to many long-distance electric trains.<ref>{{cite news|title=fleets under sheds|url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html#sr|access-date=2016-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=List of Locos in amgul|url=http://www.irfca.org/apps/locos/list?authenticity_token=ReK61Xl7XaF1VJapJ63USw3GU20HKtdaWEzVPl%2Bwz28%3D&page=6&shed_id=15|access-date=2016-11-23}}</ref> | Being one of the three electric engine sheds in Central Railway, various major and minor maintenance schedules of electric locomotives are carried out here. It has the sanctioned capacity of 100 engine units. Beyond the operating capacity, this shed houses a total of 224 engine units including 77 [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7|WAP-7]], 60 [[Indian locomotive class WAG-7|WAG-7]], 20 [[Indian locomotive class WCAM-2|WCAM-2]], 12[[Indian locomotive class WCAG-1|WCAG-1]], 2[[Indian love class WCM-6|WCM-6]] and 53 [[Indian locomotive class WCAM-3|WCAM-3]]units. <ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Railway-shed wise engine.holdings|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/ele_engg/downloads/Shed_type_wise_holding_011015.pdf|access-date=2016-11-23|page=1}}</ref> Electric loco Shed, Kalyan is now housing a large fleet and only Shed to hold [[Indian locomotive class WCAM-3|WCAM-3]] in Indian Railways and it caters to many long-distance electric trains.<ref>{{cite news|title=fleets under sheds|url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html#sr|access-date=2016-11-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=List of Locos in amgul|url=http://www.irfca.org/apps/locos/list?authenticity_token=ReK61Xl7XaF1VJapJ63USw3GU20HKtdaWEzVPl%2Bwz28%3D&page=6&shed_id=15|access-date=2016-11-23}}</ref> | ||
Like all locomotive sheds, KYN does regular maintenance, overhaul and repair including painting and washing of locomotives. It not only attends to locomotives housed at KYN but to ones coming in from other sheds as well. It has four pit lines for loco repair. Locomotives of KYN ELS along with Ajni ELS and BSL ELS were the regular links for all trains running through maharashtra when widespread electrification of railway lines started in Central Railways. KYN locomotives are also used for Rajdhani trains as well. It handled prestigious trains like [[Kamayani Express]], [[Punjab Mail]], [[Deccan Queen]] and [[Mumbai CSMT–Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express|CR Rajdhani Express]]. | Like all locomotive sheds, KYN does regular maintenance, overhaul and repair including painting and washing of locomotives. It not only attends to locomotives housed at KYN but to ones coming in from other sheds as well. It has four pit lines for loco repair. Locomotives of KYN ELS along with Ajni ELS and BSL ELS were the regular links for all trains running through maharashtra when widespread electrification of railway lines started in Central Railways. KYN locomotives are also used for Rajdhani trains as well. It handled prestigious trains like [[Kamayani Express]], [[Punjab Mail]], [[Deccan Queen]] and [[Mumbai CSMT–Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express|CR Rajdhani Express]]. | ||