Electric Loco Shed, Tatanagar

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Electric Loco Shed, Tatanagar
Location
Location Tatanagar, Jharkhand
Coordinates 22°46′07″N86°12′06″E / 22.76861°N 86.20167°E / 22.76861; 86.20167
Characteristics
Owner Indian Railways
Operator South Eastern Railways
Depot codeTATA
Type Engine shed
Rolling stock WAP-7
WAG-9
History
Opened1962;63 years ago (1962)
Former rolling stock WAM-4
WAG-7
WAG-5
WAP-4

Electric Loco Shed, Tatanagar is a motive power depot performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for electric locomotives of the Indian Railways, located at Tatanagar of the South Eastern Railway zone in Jharkhand, India.

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Operations

Being one of the three electric engine sheds in South Eastern Railway, various major and minor maintenance schedules of electric locomotives are carried out here. It has the sanctioned capacity of 120 engine units. Beyond the operating capacity, this shed houses a total of 200 engine units, including 27 WAP-7 and 174 WAG-9. Like all locomotive sheds, TATA does regular maintenance, overhaul and repair including painting and washing of locomotives. [1]

Livery & Markings

TATA based WAP-7 has TATA Steel advertisement on loco's body side.

Tatanagar WAP-7 37269 standing at Platform 5 of Tatanagar Tatanagar WAP 7 37269.jpg
Tatanagar WAP-7 37269 standing at Platform 5 of Tatanagar

Tatanagar loco shed has its own logo and stencils. It is written on loco's body side as well as front & back side.

Locomotives

Serial No.Locomotive ClassHorsepowerQuantity
1. WAP-7 635056
2. WAG-9 6120205
Total locomotives active as of July 2025 [2] 261

References

  1. "Sheds and Workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. "e-Locos".