Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri

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Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri
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 codeSGUJ
Type
  • Diesel Locomotives
  • Electric Locomotives
Roads6
Rolling stock WDP 4
WDG 4
WDP 4B
WDP 4D
WDG 4D
WAP 7
WAG-9
History
Opened2007;17 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.

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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.jpg
605 The first Tri-Colour NG loco of SGUJ DLS
20075 The first Tri-Colour EMD of SGUJ shed.jpg
HEERAK (WDG 4B) The first Tri-Colour EMD loco of Siliguri DLS
33628 The first E-loco of DLSS.jpg
The first E - loco of Siliguri DLS 33628 (WAG9 HC)
12064 The first EMD loco of DLSS.jpg
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 language in bold letters.

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

Broad Gauge

Narrow gauge

Locomotives

SNLocomotivesHPQuantity
1. WDP-4/4B/4D 4000/450056
2. WDG-4/4D 4000/4500156
3. WAP-7 63501
4. WAG-9 612013
Total Locomotives Active as of February 2024 [1] 226

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References

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