Diesel & Electric Loco Shed, Krishnarajapuram

Diesel & Electric Loco Shed, Krishnarajapuram

KJM based WAG-9HC rest at KSR Bengaluru
Location within Bengaluru
Location
Location	Devasandra, Krishnarajapuram, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560036, India
Coordinates	13°00′09″N77°41′34″E / 13.002399°N 77.692842°E / 13.002399; 77.692842 ,
Characteristics
Owner	Indian Railways
Operator	South Western Railway zone
Depot code	KJM
Type	Engine shed
Rolling stock	WDM-3A, WDM-3D, WDS-6, WDG-3A, WDP-4, WDP-4D, WDG-4, WAP-7, WAG-9
History
Opened	1986;39 years ago (1986)
Former rolling stock	WDM-2

The Diesel & Electric Loco Shed, Krishnarajapuram is a motive power depot performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for diesel locomotives and electric locomotives of the Indian Railways, located at Krishnarajapuram (KJM) of the South Western Railway zone in the city of Bengaluru, Karnataka. It is one of two diesel loco sheds and only electric loco sheds of the South Western Railway, the other being at Hubballi.

Diesel Locomotives

Serial No.	Locomotive Class	Horsepower	Quantity
1.	WDG-3A	3100	8
2.	WDM-3A	3100	8
3.	WDM-3D	3300	4
4.	WDP-4/4D	4000/4500	103
5.	WDG-4/4D	4000/4500	26
6.	WDS-6	1400	4
Total Diesel Locomotives Active as of July 2025 [1] [2]			153

Electric Locomotives

Serial No.	Locomotive Class	Horsepower	Quantity
1.	WAP-7	6350	80
2.	WAG-9	6120	84
Total Electric Locomotives Active as of July 2025 [3]			164

References

1. "Railway Website Mechanical Department" . Retrieved 16 May 2020.
2. "IRFCA".
3. "e-Locos".

External links

• Diesel Shed (Krishnarajapuram) South Western Railway
• Sheds and Workshops IRFCA
• "Karnataka to get its own electric loco shed at Krishnarajapuram". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
• Philip, Christin Mathew (27 July 2019). "Karnataka's 1st electric loco shed to be ready in 2020". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
• "Railway Ministry opens electrification project unit in Bengaluru". The Hindu. 31 July 2019. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 21 June 2021.