Electric Loco Shed, Valsad: Difference between revisions

Electric Loco Shed, Valsad
	Valsad based WAP-4E (ex. BRC) at Howrah.
	Location within Gujarat
Location
Location	Valsad, Gujarat
Coordinates	20°36′36″N 72°55′34″E / 20.610°N 72.926°E
Characteristics
Owner	Indian Railways
Operator	Western Railways
Depot code	BL
Type	Electric engine shed
Roads	6
Rolling stock	WAP-4 ; WAP-7 ; WAG-9
Routes served	Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line
History
Opened	1970; 54 years ago
Former rolling stock	WAM-4 ; WCAM-1 ; WCAM-2P ; WAG-5 ; WAG-7

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Inline

Latest revision as of 08:32, 10 December 2024

Electric Loco Shed, Valsad 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, few WAG-5, and all WCAM-2 fleet were transferred to Central Railway's Kalyan Loco Shed. WCAM-1 were slowly condemned. The shed received WAG-7 in 2013.^{[citation needed]}

The shed houses over 100 electric locomotives. It is the only loco shed on WR which had housed 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.^{[citation needed]}

Locomotives

SN	Locomotives	HP	Quantity
1.	WAP-4	5350	21
2.	WAP-7	6350	45
3.	WAG-9	6120	144
Total locomotives active as of December 2024^[4]			210

References

External links

[1] WESTERN RAILWAY ELECTRIC LOCO SHED, (TRS) VALSAD

[2] Locomotive Sheds

[3] Electric Loco Shed, VALSAD

[4] "e-Locos".

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 {{Short description|Loco shed in Gujarat, India}}
+{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
+{{Use Indian English|date=May 2023}}
 {{Infobox Railway Depot
  | name         = Electric Loco Shed, Valsad
- | image        = File:BL WAG9HC.jpg
+ | image        = 12905 (Porbandar-Howrah) Aradhana Express 01.jpg
  | image_upright  = 1.5
  | image_alt    = <!-- alternate text for main image (only works if image_width is supplied) -->
- | caption      = Valsad based WAG-9HC twins at Bilimora
+ | caption      = Valsad based WAP-4E (ex. BRC) at Howrah.
 | location      = [[Valsad]], [[Gujarat]]
 | coordinates  = {{coord|20.610|N|72.926|E|display=inline,title}}
@@ Line 12: / Line 14: @@
  | depotcode    = BL
  | type         = Electric [[engine shed]]
- | opened       =
+ | opened       = {{start date and age|1970}}
  | closed       =
  | original     =
@@ Line 18: / Line 20: @@
  | postgrouping =
  | roads        = 6
- | rollingstock = [[WAP-4]] <br /> [[Indian locomotive class WAG-5|WAG-5]] <br /> [[Indian locomotive class WAG-7|WAG-7]] <br /> [[WAG-9]]
+ | rollingstock = [[WAP-4]] <br /> [[WAP-7]] <br /> [[WAG-9]]
  | routes       = [[Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line]]
- |former_rolling_stock = [[Indian locomotive class WCAM-1|WCAM-1]] <br /> [[WCAM-2P]]
+ |former_rolling_stock = [[WAM-4]] <br /> [[Indian locomotive class WCAM-1|WCAM-1]] <br /> [[WCAM-2P]] <br /> [[WAG-5]] <br /> [[WAG-7]]
 | map_type   = India Gujarat
 }}
@@ Line 28: / Line 30: @@
 == 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 zone|Western Railway]], few WAG-5, and all WCAM-2 fleet were transferred to [[Central Railway zone|Central Railway]]'s [[Electric Loco Shed, Kalyan|Kalyan Loco Shed]]. [[Indian locomotive class WCAM-1|WCAM-1]] were slowly condemned. The shed received [[Indian locomotive class WAG-7|WAG-7]] in 2013.
+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 zone|Western Railway]], few WAG-5, and all WCAM-2 fleet were transferred to [[Central Railway zone|Central Railway]]'s [[Electric Loco Shed, Kalyan|Kalyan Loco Shed]]. [[Indian locomotive class WCAM-1|WCAM-1]] were slowly condemned. The shed received [[Indian locomotive class WAG-7|WAG-7]] in 2013.{{fact|date=May 2023}}
-The shed houses over 100 electric locomotives. It is the only loco shed on WR which had housed the AC/DC locomotives like WCAM-1 and WCAM-2, WCAM-2P and one of the only two in India; the other being [[Electric Loco Shed, Kalyan|Kalyan Loco Shed]] on [[Central Railway zone|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.
+The shed houses over 100 electric locomotives. It is the only loco shed on WR which had housed the AC/DC locomotives like WCAM-1 and WCAM-2, WCAM-2P and one of the only two in India; the other being [[Electric Loco Shed, Kalyan|Kalyan Loco Shed]] on [[Central Railway zone|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.{{fact|date=May 2023}}
 == Locomotives ==
 {| class="wikitable"
 |-
-! SN !! Locomotives !! HP !! Quantity !! Image
+! SN !! Locomotives !! HP !! Quantity
 |-
-| 1. || WAP-4 || 5050 || 32 || [[File:BL WAP4E.jpg|frameless]]
+| 1. || [[WAP-4]] || 5350 || 21
 |-
-| 2. || WAG-5 || 3850 || 62 || [[File:BL WAG5.jpg|frameless]]
+| 2. || [[WAP-7]] || 6350 || 45
 |-
-| 3. || WAG-7 || 5500 || 68 || [[File:BL WAG7 24698.jpg|frameless]]
+| 3. || [[WAG-9]] || 6120 || 144
 |-
+| colspan="3" |'''Total locomotives active as of December 2024'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=e-Locos|url=http://elocos.railnet.gov.in/Holding/holding.html}}</ref> ||210
-| 4. || WAG-9 || 6122 || 17 || [[File:BL WAG9HC.jpg|frameless]]
-|-
-| colspan="3" |'''Total locomotives active as of 01-12-2021'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=e-Locos|url=http://elocos.railnet.gov.in/Holding/holding.html}}</ref> || 179
 |}
+==See also==
+* [[Electric Loco Shed, Vadodara]]
+* [[Diesel Loco Shed, Vatva]]
+* [[Diesel Loco Shed, Sabarmati]]
+* [[Diesel Loco Shed, Ratlam]]
 == References ==

v t e Railways in Western India
National network / trunk lines	New Delhi–Mumbai main line Konkan Railway Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line Mumbai–Chennai line Jaipur–Ahmedabad line Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line
Branch lines / sections	Mathura–Vadodara section Akola–Ratlam line Nagda–Ujjain section Ujjain–Bhopal section Ahmedabad–Viramgam section Bhusawal–Kalyan section Gandhidham–Ahmedabad main line Gandhidham–Bhuj section Gandhidham–Kandla Port section Gandhidham–Palanpur section Gandhidham–Samakhiali section Jodhpur–Bathinda line Maliya Miyana–Wankaner section Marwar Junction–Munabao line Mumbai Dadar–Solapur section Nagpur–Bhusawal section Samakhiali–Maliya Miyana section Solapur–Guntakal section Surendranagar–Bhavnagar line Viramgam–Mahesana section Viramgam–Maliya Miyana section Viramgam–Okha line Dharangadhra–Surendra Nagar section Viramgam–Surendra Nagar section Wankaner–Surendra Nagar section Rajkot–Wankaner section Jamnagar–Porbandar line Porbandar–Jetalsar section Rajkot–Somnath line Palitana–Sihor section Bharuch–Dahej line Ankleshwar–Rajpipla section Anand–Khambhat line Vasad–Kathana line Kanjari Boriyavi–Vadtal line Anand–Godhra section Bilimora–Waghai section Udhna–Jalgaon line Ahmedabad–Udaipur line
Suburban lines	Ahmedabad (Planned) Mumbai (Western line Central line Harbour line Trans-Harbour line Port line) Pune
Metro rail	Mumbai Metro Navi Mumbai Metro Metro-Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad Greater Nashik Metro Surat Metro Pune Metro Nagpur Metro
Monorail	Mumbai
Defunct lines revived / under revival	Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway Barsi Light Railway
Defunct lines	Salsette–Trombay Railway Bhavnagar State Railway Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Cutch State Railway
Railway divisions	Bhusawal Pune
Railway companies	Central Railway Western Railway West Central Railway Konkan Railway Corporation Great Indian Peninsula Railway Saurashtra Railway Mumbai Port Trust Railway
See also	Indian Railways Ahmedabad–Prayagraj (Allahabad) Weekly Superfast Express Bholu (mascot) Urban rail transit in India Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor Bhor Ghat