Sheds and Workshops
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Locomotive Sheds
Q. How can I tell which home shed a loco belongs to?
Home sheds for locos are often, but not always, indicated somewhere on the loco itself. For instance, the station code of the home shed may be painted on the side of the loco, or the full name of the shed may appear on the front. Some sheds have elaborate logos, whereas others may just bear stylized renditions of the shed names. Logos often appear on the front, but are sometimes on the sides of locos (e.g., Erode, Lallaguda, Vadodara). Some sheds don't use any logos, e.g., Santragachhi, Mughalsarai. Station codes often appear near the buffers on one side. For many sheds (e.g., Howrah, Kanpur, Mughalsarai) the shed station code appears in Roman letters on one side and the full name of the shed in Devanagari on the other.
Many Pune shed locomotives, esp. diesel, bear a navy blue disc shaped logo up front with the full name 'Pune' painted thereon, in the local language Marathi. Erode has a flying deer logo. Itarsi based engines also have the 'Itarsi' displayed in full. Baroda locos have 'BRC' painted on with to-and-fro arrows above and below it. Some flat-faced steam locos used to have station codes of their sheds painted (sometimes in a stylized manner) at the centre of the face of the loco, e.g., Baripada (BPO) and Nainpur (NIR) locos (ZD's, ZE's).
However, not all locos have home shed indications. Many CR locos have no indication of their home sheds. Golden Rock locos are often unmarked when on test runs or after being rebuilt (major overhauls).
Q. Where are the loco sheds, workshops, and trip sheds?
Given below are some of the more important loco sheds.
| WR Workshops | |
|---|---|
| Lower Parel | Periodic overhaul of BG coaches. |
| Mahalaxmi | Periodic overhaul of EMU, traction motor rebuilds. More recently, [4/00] EMU conversion to AC/DC. Used to house the air-conditioned EMU coaches? Only one coach with an AC section there now [9/04]. |
| Ajmer | Loco workshop (MG diesel) and a carriage and wagon workshop (BG/MG). |
| Dahod | BG electric locomotive workshop; POH for WAM-4/WAG-5 locos. Formerly WR mechanical workshop and also a BG steam POH workshop. Carries out rebuilding of WAM4 / WAG5 locos with advanced features like Dynamic Brakes, Microprocessor Control, Static Converters etc. |
| Pratapnagar | Maintenance of BG and NG wagons/coaches, and BG oil tanker wagons. |
| Bhavnagar | MG passenger coach maintenance |
| Junagadh | MG wagon maintenance |
| Mumbai Central | Coaching depot |
| Kandivali | AC-DC EMU carshed |
| Shed | Type | Loco / MU's | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhagat ki Kothi (for Jodhpur) | BG Diesel (was MG) | WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDG-3A, WDG-4, WDP-4 | Former MG shed converted to BG in the 1990s. Some WDM-2's are marked 'Jodhpur'. [1/09] Received first WDG-4. Some 50+ units are expected over the next two years. Currently holds 100+ locos. |
| Abu Road | Diesel | WDM-2, WDM-3D, WDG-3A | Formerly premier shed for YDM-4s (MG); converted to BG in the 1990s. Home to some of the most distinctly liveried locomotives. Has had WDM-3D locos from March 2007. Holds around 85 locos. |
| Phulera | Diesel (MG) | YDM-4/4A | For NWR/NR MG lines in Haryana / Rajasthan. Holds around 60 locos. |
| NWR Workshops | |
|---|---|
| Ajmer | Opened in 1876 it is one of India’s premier workshops. Loco workshop (MG diesel) and a carriage and wagon workshop (BG/MG). BG C&W Workshop maintains the Palace on Wheels rake. Also performs POH of MG locos, DHMUs, Railbuses & other rolling stock. |
| Bikaner (Lalgarh) | Commissioned in 1926. POH of MG coaches and wagons. |
| Jodhpur | Established in 1986, it was formerly an MG workshop. Currently performs POH of BG passenger coaches. |
| CR Workshops | |
|---|---|
| Matunga | Periodic overhaul of BG coaches and EMUs. Also workshop facilities for major repairs to diesel locos; used by other zones too, even WR (many 'unusual' locos can be seen coming to Mumbai for this). |
| Kurla | Periodic overhaul of tank wagons. |
| Parel | Periodic overhaul of DC and AC/DC locos (from CR and WR), and Alco diesel locos. They also have facilities to repair emergency equipment such as the 140-ton cranes. Many locos from other zones come here for high-end repairs. Neral-Matheran NDM-6 locos and some CR ZDM locos come here for POH. One of the really old loco workshops; earlier specialized in the 1.5kV DC locos of the Mumbai area. Workshop now assembles WDG-3A locos which have been sent in kit form by DLW. |
| Nagpur | Coach maintenance workshop |
| Ajni | Goods wagon repair facility |
| Bhusawal | Wagon repair workshop, also carries out POH on 3-phase locos and conversions of WAP-1 locos to WAP-4 from all over the northern and central parts of the country. One of the oldest loco workshops, from the steam days when Bhusawal had a large steam shed. It also specializes in rebuilding fire-damaged locomotives. |
| Shed | Type | Loco / MU's | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tughlakabad (for Delhi) | Electric | WAG-5, WAG-7, WAG-9 | This shed is a WCR shed on NR territory! It belongs to the Kota division. This was a WR shed until 2003. The shed was originally built to handle locos for the freight traffic on the busy New Delhi - Bombay route. Has received a few WAG9 starting 02/08. Locos used for hauling the priority Container Rajdhanis (ConRajs) between Delhi & Mumbai. Close to large marshalling yard and inland container depot. 140+ locos (03/08) |
| Itarsi | Diesel | WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDM-3C, WDM-3D, WDS-6 | Was in CR until 2003. Shed serves routes all across central India, with locomotives going all the way to Bangalore with the Karnataka Express. Holds 120+ locos. |
| Itarsi | Electric | WAM-4, WAP-4, WAG-5 | This shed came up in the 1980s. Was in CR until 2003. Some WAM-4 locos transferred here from Vadodara. Its WAG-5 locos perform banking duties on the Budni - Barkhera ghat section. Shed has the largest WAM-4 holdings. Has received WAP-4s in starting June 2008. |
| Katni | Diesel | WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDG-3A, WDG-3C | This is located at New Katni Jn. (SECR), but the diesel locos always carry the marking that says simply 'Katni' (in Devanagari) or 'KTE'. This is one of IR's biggest diesel sheds. This is a separate shed about 3km from the Katni electric shed (below). It is on the Itarsi-Allahabad line. The shed used to be in CR until 2003. Holds the only WDG-3C ‘Cheetah’ |
| New Katni Jn. | Electric | WAG-5, WAG-7 | Located at New Katni Jn. The shed used to be in CR until 2003. Had WAM-4/WAM-4P until the early 1990s or so. Electric locos are marked 'NKJ' (for New Katni Jn.) in contrast to the diesels (above) that say just 'Katni'. The shed is about 3km east of the diesel shed, near the junction of track going to Singrauli and Bilaspur. It has a large marshalling yard attached. 120+ locos (03/08) |
| WCR Workshops | |
|---|---|
| Kota | BG wagon repair workshop |
| Bhopal | BG coach rehabilation workshop. Handles rebuilding and overhaul of old passenger stock. |
| Shed | Type | Loco / MU's | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhilai | Electric | WAM-4, WAG-5, WAG-7 |
Shed used to be in SER until 2003. Some WAM-4's ex-Tatanagar. Bhilai also has an MEMU carshed. Known for its distinct liveries, the shed used to have elaborate suffixes for its WAM-4 locos e.g. WAM-4P-6D-HS+ABC! One of the largest sheds with 150+ locos (03/08) |
| Raipur | Diesel | WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDM-3D, WDG-3A, WDG-4 | Shed used to be in SER until 2003. WDS-6 in dark blue / red livery, not standard shunter colours. [2/05] All locos now painted in red-cream livery. Holds WDM-3A and WDG-3A from 2004. Has received a few WDM-3Ds as well. |
| Motibagh (for Nagpur) | NG Diesel | ZDM-2, ZDM-3, ZDM-4A | Has an NG yard. Refuelling facilities for BG diesel locos. A steam shed here was recently [2001] demolished. However it does have [7/02] a working Bagnall steam locomotive used for special heritage runs. Carries out POH/maintenance for its own locos and also for other NG sheds. Was in SER until 2003. |
| SECR Workshops | |
|---|---|
| Motibagh | A very important NG/BG workshop. It performs POH on NG coaches and locomotives from all over central and south-eastern India. More in the workshops section. |
| SR Workshops | |
|---|---|
| Golden Rock near Thiruchirapalli | IR's premier diesel loco restoration and rebuilding workshop; also undertakes the POH of diesels from all over the south. Currently [3/05] it handles both BG and MG, but the MG repair facilities (which have been here for a century!) will likely soon be shifted to Tiruvarur as gauge conversion leaves Tiruchy entirely on BG. Another facility may also come up at Pollachi. |
| Carriage and Wagon Workshops, Perambur (Aynavaram), Chennai | BG coaches and wagons |
| Locomotive Workshops, Perambur (Chennai) | This was the premier BG steam loco repair shop in the south; now it deals with repair and maintenance / POH of electric locos from all over the south. SR, SCR, SER, and other zones' locos are often repaired here and sent for POH; sometimes locos from even farther afield such as from Tughlakabad can be seen being worked on. KR's DMU sets also come here for their POH. Also performs yearly overhaul of the Fairy Queen steam locomotive. |
| Aynavaram Locomotive Workshops (Chennai) | POH, recabling, dual brake conversion, etc. |
| Mysore Central Workshops, Ashokapuram | BG coaches, railcars |
| Tambaram | Former electric shed and home to the YAM-1 locomotives. Now a BG EMU maintenance and car shed. |
| Avadi | BG EMU maintenance and car shed. |
| Arakkonam | Engineering workshops |
| Basin Bridge | Carriage maintenance works |
| Shed | Type | Loco / MU's | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gooty | Diesel | WDG-3A, WDG-3B, WDM-3A, WDM-3D, WDG-4 | One of the largest sheds (120+ locos). Most WDM-2 locos were rebuilt as WDM-3A's and later transferred to Guntakal. Many locos fitted with Auto Emergency brakes for service on Braganza Ghats in Goa. Also handles routine maintenance on WDG-4 locos. Received WDM-3D locos in 8/06. Gooty used to be a BG steam shed. |
| Guntakal | Diesel, BG and a few MG | WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDM-3C, WDM-3D, YDM-4A |
Serves passenger traffic on SCR / SWR routes sector. Many old WDM-2 units rebuilt to WDM-3A specs. Large batch of WDM-3A's transferred here from Gooty in 2005. Former MG shed; BG shed was inaugurated in 1995 after gauge conversion of the Guntakal and Hubli divisions. Remaining MG locos serve the Dharmavaram - Pakala line. |
| Lallaguda (for Secunderabad/Hyderabad) | Electric | WAP-4, WAP-7, WAG-5(HA), WAG-7, WAG-9 |
Built on the site of the former steam shed and inaugurated in Sep 05. Some WAP-4s are ex-Arakkonam. Had 15+ WAM-4 locos until about 2002 which then moved to Vijayawada. Interestingly, Lallaguda WAG-5 locos are actually CLW-built WAG-5HA locos, but Lallaguda is the only shed that doesn't show that classification code on the locos. Received new WAG-9 locos startng 2007. WAP-7 locos are also being homed here starting Jan. 2009. 110+ locos (06/08) |
| Sanatnagar (for Hyderabad) | Diesel and Electric trip sheds | A diesel refuelling point (with Indian Oil bulk terminal near it). | |
| Kazipet | Diesel | WDM-2, WDM-2A, WDM-2B, WDM-3A, WDG-3A |
Had 27 WDM-2C locos (the 'original' models of this class); [4/02] moved to Gooty and Vishakhapatnam. [6/07] Many WDM-3A transferred here from Guntakal. Ex-Gooty WDG-3A locos moved to service the Sanathnagar-Raichur sector. Had WDP-1 locos, transferred to Vijayawada. |
| Kazipet | Electric | WAG-7 | Inaugurated in 2006, it received all but eight WAG-7 locos based at Lallaguda. Has received new units as well. 100+ locos (05/08) |
| Vijayawada | Electric and Diesel | WAG-5, WAM-4, WDS-4, WDP-1, DEMUs (30+) and 2 Railbus | WDP-1 locos transferred from Kazipet. WDS-4 units were to be decommissioned and/or scrapped by late 2001. However 6 were transferred to Kurla (CR) and the rest retained [8/04]. Home also to 2 BEML railbuses that run on the Kakinada - Kotipalli line. Many WAG-5 locos are re-fitted and used for passenger operations only including the modified #23989 'Krishnaveni'. The electric shed here was inaugurated in April 1980 with a capacity to maintain 100 locos. Electric shed is among the largest holding 170+ locos (06/08). |
| Renigunta | Diesel shed, Electric trip shed | ||
| Maula Ali (for Secunderabad) | Diesel & EMU car shed | WDM-2, WDS-4, DHMUs (3-car & 6-car) (9) and EMU's | Former MG shed; converted to BG in the late 1990s, completely converted to BG in 2003. YDM-2 and YDM-4 transferred to WR/NWR sheds. WDM-2 locos: 10 old units (182xx series from GY/GTL/KZJ) were assigned in for shunting duties, out of which 6 have been decommissioned. Later, more WDM-2 locos were transferred from other sheds for mainline duties on the northern Hyderabad & Nanded division routes. [9/08] Holds 12 WDS-4 locos. Electric shed caters for suburban EMU service. |
| Hyderabad | Electric trip shed | ||
| Rajahmundry | Electric (MEMU) | Has SCR entire fleet of MEMU cars. Handles primary maintenance and rebuilding of damaged units. Setup on the site of the erstwhile steam shed. |
| SCR Workshops | |
|---|---|
| South Lallaguda | Coaches and wagons |
| Rayanapadu | Wagons |
| Tirupati | Coaches |
| ROH depots for wagon maintenance at Gooty, Vijayawada, Ramagundam, Sanatnagar, Raichur and Bellampally | |
| Coaching maintenance depots at Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Kacheguda, Nanded, Vijayawada, Tirupati, Guntur, Kakinada, Narsapur, Purna, Kazipet, Guntakal and Machilipatnam. | |
| Shed | Type | Loco / MU's | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hubli | Diesel | WDG-4 (163+), WDP-4 (10) | Initially received all the new EMD locos. Transferred all but 4 WDP-4s to KJM in 2005 and later WDP-4 and WDG-4 to the newly Siliguri Jn in 03/07. |
| Krishnarajapuram (for Bangalore) | Diesel | WDS-6, WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDP-4, WDG-3A, WDG-3B | Shed opened in 1983, holding 9 locos, after construction began in 1980. Initial holding capacity was 60 locos; in 1990 this was improved by providing covered shed facilities for holding all 60 locos. Capacity raised to 65 locos in 1993, and to 125 locos in 2003; eventually the shed is to hold 150+ locos. [3/05] WDP-4 locos (starting with #20023) have been homed here. First 5 WDM-3D units were homed here; these were later transferred to Erode. Was in SR until 2003. |
| Bangalore City | Diesel, electric trip shed | Electric Trip shed. Was in SR until 2003. | |
| Bangalore Cantonment | Diesel | WDS-4 | Was in SR until 2003. |
| Mysore | Decommisioned MG diesel shed | YDM-4 | Locos had a distinctive dark green livery. |
| SWR Workshops | |
|---|---|
| Hubli | Coaches, ROH depot for wagon maintenance, coaching maintenance depot. |
| Shed | Type | Loco / MU's | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vishakhapatnam (Waltair) | Diesel | WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDG-3A, WDS-6 | One of IR's largest sheds it used to be on SER until 2003. There was a shed at Simhagiri which shut down and the new diesel shed at Waltair took over. Rarely, diesel locos can (could) be seen with Simhagiri markings [2001]. |
| Vishakhapatnam (Waltair) | Electric | WAG-5 (100+), WAG-6A/6B/6C (12?), WAM-4 | This shed used to be on SER until 2003. Most electrics from here work on the Kirandul-Kottavalasa heavy mineral freight line and are rarely seen elsewhere. The shed does not have any locos for passenger operations [3/03]. The WAG-5 locos are quite old, converted from the original 211XX series of WAM-4B locos. [1/04] The WAG-6 classes are now back in service after being idle for want of spares and maintenance. Carries out POH for WAG-6A/6B/6C locos; others are sent to other sheds, such as Kanchrapara. WAM-4 originally intended for Angul, were transferred here. |
| Angul | Electric | WAG-5 | Started life on paper as a diesel shed but soon converted to an electric shed. Received locos even when the shed building was not complete. Received WAM-4 and WAG-5 locos from other sheds (notably from GZB). After a short while, all WAM-4 were transferred to VSKP. Currently (4/08) retains nearly 50 WAG-5. |
| ECoR Workshops | |
|---|---|
| Mancheshwar | Carriage repair workshop. Commissioned in Nov. 1981. Performs POH maintenance on about 100 coaches a month ([5/10] to be expanded to 150/month). |
| NR Workshops | |
|---|---|
| Charbagh | Locomotive workshops. Performs POH and other maintenance on many locos from NR, WCR, etc. |
| Jagadhari | Carriage and Wagon workshop, Bridge workshop |
| Amritsar | POH of WDS-4 and breakdown cranes, bogie manufacture |
| Shed | Type | Loco / MU's | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanpur Central | Electric | WAP-4, WAG-7 | Shed used to be in NR until 2003. Had some older WAP models earlier. Homed the last WAG-2 and WAG-4 locos. Some WAP-4 transferred to Bhusaval, Ghaziabad and Lallaguda. |
| Jhansi | Diesel | WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDM-3B, WDG-3A, WDS-6 | Shed used to be in CR until 2003. Received the WDM-3B class mid 2006. Shed holding 105 locos + |
| Jhansi | Electric | WAG-5HA / WAG5HB, WAG-7 | 150+ locos [6/08]. Shed used to be in CR until 2003. Home to IR's entire WAG-5HB fleet, since these were manufactured by BHEL, and BHEL's Jhansi unit maintains the WAG-5HB locos. First shed to receive WAP-4 locos before some were transferred to Lallaguda & Arrakonam. In late 2007, all remaining WAP-4 transferred to Bhusaval shed. |
| Gwalior | NG diesel | NDM-5, Railcars | Locos marked 'GWL'. Carries out POH of these locos. |
| Dhaulpur | NG diesel | ZDM-3 | Locos for Dhaulpur – Tantpur / Sirmuttra section |
| Agra | Diesel | WDS-4 | Diesel shed here homes 32 WDS4. The shed caters to the loco requirement for shunting at major NCR stations and the Jhansi Workshop. |
| NCR Workshops | |
|---|---|
| Allahabad | Engineering workshops |
| Gwalior | Coaching workshop for NG stock |
| Jhansi | Largest POH workshop for freight wagons on IR. Reputed to handle more than 20% of wagon POH on IR. |
| Shed | Type | Loco / MU's | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonda | Diesel | WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDM-3B, WDM-3C, WDM-3D, WDS-6, YDM-4 | Has one WDM-1 (not working). Locos seldom seen far from shed; sometimes at Allahabad and at Delhi. The last WDM-2 made by DLW (#16887) is homed here. Received WDM-3B class in late 2006 and WDM-3D in early 2007. |
| Izzatnagar (for Bareilly) | MG Diesel | YDM-4 and some other YDM series locos | For NER trains on the MG network |
| Chhapra Kachehri | MG Diesel | YDM-4 | Loco's are mostly from Izzatnagar. |
| NER Workshops | |
|---|---|
| Izzatnagar | Workshops for both MG coaches and diesel (YDM-4) loco overhaul |
| Shed | Type | Loco / MU's | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malda Town | Diesel | WDM-2, WDM-3A | This shed is an NFR shed on ER territory!! |
| New Guwahati (NGC) | Diesel | WDS-6, WDG-3A, WDM-2, WDM-3A | BG holdings started with a few WDS-6 shunters in the early 1990s. Used to be an MG shed for YDM-4 locos; those were transferred to Lumding. The shed is located within the Guwahati Goods Yard, about 5km east of Guwahati (GHY) station towards Lumding. Locos fitted Anti-Collision Device(ACD). |
| Lumding | MG Diesel | YDM-4 | When the MG line from Guwahati to Lumding / Tinsukia / Dibrugarh was converted to BG, the Lumding - Badarpur (and beyond) section became isolated and at the same time the MG diesel shed at NGC was closed, with the locos from there transferred here. Easternmost shed of IR. |
| Badarpur | MG Diesel trip shed | YDM-4 | Trip shed only. Locos home at Lumding. |
| Siliguri | Diesel | YDM-4, WDP-4, WDG-4, WDM-3D | BG shed inaugurated in 3/07 with WDP-4 and WDG-4 locos transferred from Hubli. Also homes the famous WDP-4 #20012, ‘Baaz’. |
| Rangapara North | MG Diesel | YDM-4 | Locos used for operating the line to Murkongselek and Tezpur. Units transferred from New Guwahati. |
| ER Workshops | |
|---|---|
| Jamalpur Locomotive Workshops | Established in 1862, Jamalpur was assembling locos very early, and began manufacturing locos from scratch by 1899. Established in 1862, Jamalpur was assembling locos very early, and began manufacturing locos from scratch by 1899. Also manufactures 140 tonne cranes , BOXN/H wagons and other equipment. |
| Liluah Carriage & Wagon Workshops | Maintenance & POH of passenger coaches, freight wagons & PW vehicles |
| Kanchrapara | POH on BG AC locos from all over the east (Howrah, Santragachhi, Mughalsarai, Asansol, Gomoh), including the WAG-7 locos. One of the oldest loco workshops setup in 1863; originally was the site for 3kV DC electric locos of the Calcutta area. |
| Bamangachi | Coach maintenance |
| Tikiapara | Coach maintenance |
| Shed | Type | Loco / MU's | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mughalsarai | Diesel | WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDS-5 | There was also an NR diesel shed at Mughalsarai just adjacent to this one which was decommissioned 200. One of the only two sheds to home the rare WDS-5 shunter class. |
| Mughalsarai | Electric | WAM-4, WAP-4, WAG-7 (70+) | First shed to get the WAG-7. WAP-1 locos from here were transferred to GZB. Holds some units converted from WAP-1 to WAP-4 (e.g. #22064) many WAP-4 locos were also transferred to Howrah. Holds 150 + locos (06/08) |
| Gomoh | Electric | WAG-7, WAG-9, WAG-9I, WAP-7 | Had WAG-5A locos (1990s?). Was in ER until 2003. Some WAG9 units transferred to Ajni. WAP-7 locos serve the prestigious Howrah Rajdhani link. Shed holding 125+. |
| Patratu (for Adra/Purulia/Gomoh) | Diesel | WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDM-3D | On the Katni - Chopan line, Central Indian Coalfields (CIC) section, Dhanbad division, Jharkhand (near Barkakana and Gomoh). Was in ER until 2003. Locos are very rarely seen further afield. |
| Samastipur | Diesel | WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDG-3A | Former MG shed converted to BG in the 1990s. Locos rarely seen far afield; observed sometimes at Allahabad, very rarely at Delhi. Used to be in NER until 2003. |
| Narkatiaganj | Diesel (MG) | YDM-4 | Shed was setup with transferred locos from Siliguri and Izzatnagar. |
| ECR Workshops | |
|---|---|
| Harnaut (near Patna) | A new railway coach maintenance workshop is under construction here [6/03], which will have the capacity to repair and refurbish 500 coaches or more every year. |
| Mughalsarai | IR's largest wagon repair workshop. |
| Shed | Type | Loco / MU's | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kharagpur | Diesel | WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDM-3B | With the electrification of the SER tracks upto VSKP, locos mainly serve routes south west and north west of KGP and freight. |
| Bondamunda | Diesel | WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDM-3D, WDG-3A, WDS-5, | Had a few of the WDM-1 class, now withdrawn. Also home to the rare WDS-5 class of shunters. WDM-3D's inducted in early 2007. |
| Bondamunda | Electric | WAG-5, WAG-7 | One of the largest sheds with a holding of 160+ locos. Has the largest holding of WAG-7 locos. Slated to WAG-9 class as well. |
| Tatanagar (for Jamshedpur) | Electric | WAM-4, WAG-5, WAG-7 |
Holds SER’s entire fleet of WAM-4 locos. The shed once had WAP-4 locos: #22253, #22254, the first of the class with SER were here in Jan. 1999 when the Super Deluxe Exp. was inaugurated. These were later transferred to Santragachhi. Received WAG-7 locos in 2002. [6/07]. |
| Santragacchi | Electric | WAP-4 | Came up in 1999. Used to have WAM-4s. Also outstation / trip shed for SER electrics near Howrah, and for Kharagpur locos. Shed holding 50+ locos. |
| Bokaro Steel City | Diesel | WDM-2, WDM-3A | Also large yard for Bokaro Steel Plant. Loco spotted in a distinctive green/red livery. |
| Nimpura (for Kharagpur) | Electric | ||
| Dongargarh (for Nagpur) | BG diesel, now decommissioned | Was in use until a few years ago (late '90s). All SER diesels for Nagpur are now from Raipur shed. Would have been in SECR territory. | |
| Tikiapara (for Howrah) | EMU carshed | ||
| Panskura | EMU carshed | ||
| Kharagpur | EMU carshed |
| SER Workshops | |
|---|---|
| Kharagpur Loco and C&W Workshop | Locomotive, carriage, and wagon overhaul. More in the workshops section. |
| Santragachhi | Rake maintenance |
| KR Workshops | |
|---|---|
| Verna C&W Workshop | Workshop for carriage maintenance at a site close to the still-born loco shed site. |
| Madgaon | Rake maintenance |
Marshalling Yards
Q. Where are the important marshalling and stabling yards?
Q. Where are the important goods sheds?
The material on yards has been moved: please see the section on marshalling yards, CONCOR depots, etc..
Shed Trivia
The distribution of sheds seen on the map is not all that uniform and reflects the greater need for locomotives in some areas compared to others. The Howrah-Dhanbad-Gomoh corridor is especially dense, having six sheds within a stretch of about 289km (Howrah, Bardhhaman, Andal, Asansol, and Gomoh). This is not surprising as the section caters to a lot of freight traffic including the heavy ore rakes from this mineral-rich area.
Guntakal and Gooty are an odd pair of sheds, being amazingly close -- just 26km or so apart!