Electric Loco Shed, Jhansi

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Electric Loco Shed, Jhansi
Location
Location Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh
Coordinates 25°26′38″N78°33′12″E / 25.4439°N 78.5534°E / 25.4439; 78.5534
Characteristics
Owner Indian Railways
Operator North Central Railway zone
Depot codeJHS
Type Engine shed
Rolling stock WAP-4
WAG-5
WAG-7
History
Opened1987;37 years ago (1987)

Electric Loco Shed, Jhansi is a motive power depot performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for electric locomotives of the Indian Railways, located at Jhansi of the North Central Railway zone in Uttar Pradesh, India.

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Operation

Being one of the electric engine sheds in North Central Railway, various major and minor maintenance schedules of electric locomotives are carried out here. It has the sanctioned capacity of 150 engine units. Beyond the operating capacity, this shed houses a total of 215 engine units, including 38 WAP-4, 117 WAG-5 and 65 WAG-7. Like all locomotive sheds, JHS does regular maintenance, overhaul and repair including painting and washing of locomotives. [1]

Locomotives

SNLocomotivesHPQuantity
1 WAP-4 505038
2 WAG-5 3850113
3 WAG-7 550067
Total locomotives active as of December 2023 [2] 218

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References

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