Electric Loco Shed, Valsad

Electric Loco Shed, Valsad
Characteristics
Owner(s) Indian Railways
Operator(s) Western Railway
Depot code(s) BL
Type Electric Engine shed
Routes served Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line

Valsad Electric Loco Shed is an electric engine shed located in Valsad, in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is located to south of Valsad railway station, it falls under the Mumbai WR railway division of Western Railway. It is the largest of locomotive sheds in the Western Railway zone.[1][2][3]

History

It was established in the 1970s specifically to home dual-power locos. It holds more than 50 WAG-5 class locomotives. Post AC conversion of Western Railway, WAG-5 WCAM2 fleet transferred to Central Railway's Kalyan Loco Shed. WCAM-1 were slowly condemned. Shed received WAG-7 in 2013.

Shed which houses over 100 electric locomotives. It is the only loco shed on WR which houses the AC/DC locomotives like WCAM-1 and WCAM-2, WCAM-2P and one of the only two in India the other being Kalyan Loco Shed on Central Railway to house AC/DC dual powered electric locomotives. Recently many WAG-5/5As have been homed at Valsad which are pure AC locomotives.

References

  1. ↑ WESTERN RAILWAY ELECTRIC LOCO SHED, (TRS) VALSAD
  2. ↑ Locomotive Sheds
  3. ↑ Electric Loco Shed, VALSAD
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