Electric Loco Shed, Vadodara

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Electric Loco Shed, Vadodara
Location
Location Vadodara, Gujarat
Coordinates 22°18′39″N73°10′51″E / 22.3108°N 73.1809°E / 22.3108; 73.1809
Characteristics
Owner Indian Railways
Operator Western Railway zone
Depot codeBRC
TypeElectric Engine shed
Roads7
Rolling stock WAP-5
WAP-7
WAG-9
Routes served Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line
Mathura–Vadodara section
AhmedabadDelhi main line

Rajkot-Somnath line

Viramgam-Okha line
History
Opened1970;54 years ago (1970)
Former rolling stock WAM-4
WAP-4
WAG-5

Electric Loco Shed, Vadodara is an electric engine shed located in Vadodara, in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is located to south of Vadodara railway station, it falls under the Vadodara railway division of Western Railway. It is the largest of locomotive sheds in the Western Railway zone.

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History

It was established in the 1970s specifically to home dual-power locos. It holds more than 50 WAG-5 class locomotives.

It was an AC electric trip shed to house locos coming from other sheds and an AC/DC dual loco trip shed which houses WCAM class locomotives from Valsad shed and which allows locomotive changes at Vadodara because the trains which were coming from New Delhi mainline are AC Locomotives and the trains going to Mumbai need AC/DC Loco.

Post AC conversion of Western Railway, WCAM-1 & WCAM-2/2P fleet transferred to Central Railway's Kalyan Loco Shed. WCAM-1 was gradually condemned and are out of service totally.

Livery & markings

BRC WAP-5 & WAP-7 has three brand advertisement, one is Amul Milk second is Fortune Edible Oils & Chakki Fresh Atta and third is Joy Electric Bike. It is painted on loco's body side. BRC loco shed has its own stencils. It is written in Hindi and English language on loco's front side, rear side and lower bodyside.

Locomotives

SNLocomotivesHPQuantity
1 WAP-5 612066
2 WAP-7 6350127
3 WAG-9 612039
Total locomotives active as of November 2024 [1] 232

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References

  1. "e-Locos".