Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri

Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri

Siliguri based WDP-4 at New Guwahati City.
Location within West Bengal
Location
Location	Siliguri, Darjeeling district, West Bengal
Coordinates	26°43′24″N88°24′50″E / 26.7234°N 88.4138°E / 26.7234; 88.4138
Characteristics
Owner	Indian Railways
Operator	Northeast Frontier Railway zone
Depot code	SGUJ
Type	Locomotive shed
Roads	6
Rolling stock	WDP-4 WDG-4 WDP-4B WDP-4D WDG-4D WAP-7 WAG-9
History
Opened	2007;18 years ago (2007)

Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri is a motive power depot performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for diesel locomotives of the Indian Railways, located at Siliguri Junction railway station (SGUJ) in Siliguri in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is one of the three diesel loco sheds of the Northeast Frontier Railway zone.

Operations

Like all locomotive sheds, Siliguri does regular maintenance, overhaul and repair including painting and washing of locomotives. It not only attends to locomotives housed at Siliguri but also to ones coming in from other sheds as well. It has four pit lines for loco repair.

Livery & Markings

605 The first Tri-Colour NG loco of SGUJ DLS

HEERAK (WDG 4B) The first Tri-Colour EMD loco of Siliguri DLS (Now homed at New Guwahati)

The first E - loco of Siliguri DLS 33628 (WAG9 HC)

12064 (WDG4) The first EMD loco of Siliguri DLS

SGUJ has its own livery on WDP-4, it has navy blue, light yellow band and black.

SGUJ has its own stencils and logo. It is written in both Hindi and English in bold letters.

SGUJ DLS was renaming some EMD locos for promoting the culture and tourism of Northeast India which is proposed by NF Rail Enthusiasts group.

The WAG-9 HC of this shed are green with a yellow band and locomotive number written on the band in dark blue or black colour. The name "Siliguri" is written on the locomotive body just below the band.

The WAP-7 of this shed are white with a red band and locomotive number written on the band in black colour. The name "Siliguri" is also written on the locomotive body below the band.

Broad Gauge

• 20075 - Heerak [Now homed at New Guwahati]
• 40023 - Netaji (Tricolour)
• 40096 - Jaldapara [National Park]
• 40383 - Baghajatin (Tricolour Striped)
• 40404 - Ramanujan (Tricolour Striped)
• 40436 - Gaj Prahari
• 38130 - Trisrota
• 38135 - Deshbandhu

Narrow gauge

• 601 - Kanchanjungha
• 602 - Himalaya
• 603 - Tridhara
• 604 - Sherpa
• 605 - Swaraj (Tricolour)

Locomotives

SN	Locomotives	HP	Quantity
1.	WDP-4/4B/4D	4000/4500	63
2.	WDG-4/4D	4000/4500	154
3.	WAP-7	6350	17
4.	WAG-9	6120	14
Total Locomotives Active as of March 2025 [1]			248

References

1. "Railway Website Mechanical Department" . Retrieved 16 May 2020.