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| Shed | Type | Loco / MU’s | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ratlam | Diesel | WDS-6, WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDM3-D, WDG-4 | Formerly home for the double-headed diesel-hauled Rajdhanis’ locos. Started receiving EMD locos from 7/13. Locos mostly serve on routes in Gujarat and down Konkan Railway. |
| Vatwa (for Ahmedabad) | Diesel | WDM-3A, WDM-3D, WDG-3A, WDS-4, WDS-6 | Homes locos for the Swarna Jayanthi Rajdhani Express. Locos handle bulk of the freight in Kutch, Saurashtra and Southern Rajasthan regions. |
| Gandhidham | Diesel | WDS-4, WDS-6 | Westernmost shed. Used to have a large fleet of YDM-4’s but they have been transferred/ scrapped. This shed used to have MG (YDM-1) locos and later, when YDM-1’s were phased out. Now homes locos for shunting duties for Kandla Port traffic. |
| Sabarmati (for Ahmedabad) | Diesel (MG), now Diesel (BG) (had a steam shed too) | YDM-4, WDG-4 | One of the last remaining major MG loco sheds. Nine YDM-4 locos from here have been sold to Togorail SA and shipped to Togo. EMD shed setup alongside in 2009. Holds 125+ WDG4s 9/13 |
| Mhow | Diesel, MG | YDM-4 | As many as 40 YDM-4s were transferred from other MG sheds to restart Mhow. Locos now service the isolated MG section from Akola to Indore. Was a steam shed till the early 90s. |
| Valsad | Electric | WCAM-1, WAG-5, WAG-7 | Shed created in the 1970s specifically to home dual-power locos, but now holds more than 50 WAG-5 class locomotives. Post AC conversion of WR, WCAM2 fleet transferred to CR/KYN. WCAM1s being slowly condemned. Started receiving WAG7s in 2013. |
| Vadodara | Electric | WAM-4, WAP-4, WAG-5, WAP-5 | Used to hold WCAM1 locos till the early 1990s and WAP1s for a short while as well. Started receiving WAP5s from 2012. |
| Vadodara | Electric – MEMU | MEMU units | Close to the main Vadodara electric shed, provides for services towards Ahmedabad and Surat. |
| Bandra Marshalling Yard (BAMY) | AC/DC trip shed | WCAMx locos | Officially known as Electric Loco Shed, BAMY, Khar Road |
| Bandra Marshalling Yard (BAMY) | Diesel | WDS-4, WDS-6 | First shed in WR to hold ALCO locos which serviced premier trains from Bombay in late 60s. Later converted to shunting duties only, now holds only WDS4s with WDS6s being added 2013 onwards. |
| Mumbai Central | Trip shed for visiting locos | ||
| Mumbai Central | Car shed for WR EMUs | (Distinct from the Mahalaxmi car shed – this page erroneously claimed they were a single facility earlier.) | |
| Kandivali | Car shed for WR EMUs | WR’s dual-power AC-DC EMUs are homed and maintained here. | |
| Virar | Car shed for WR EMUs | The largest EMU car shed in India. Commissioned in 2013. | |
| Pratapnagar | NG Diesel | ZDM-5 | Does most of the POH / maintenance on its own locos, however sometimes locos are sent to Motibagh. |
| Jetalsar | MG Diesel | YDM-4 | “Sub-shed” of Sabarmati but handles all primary maintenance of locos that operate in isolated MG pockets of Saurashtra (Veraval, Wansjaliya, Delvada etc;). Locos are marked “Sabarmati”. |
| 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. Currently carrying out “TAO-chi” conversion of WAP1 locos. |
| 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) | WDG-4, WDP-4 | Former MG shed converted to BG in the 1990s. Homed WDM2, WDM3A and WDG3A locos. Started receiving EMD locos from 2009. Now (2013) entire ALCO fleet has been transferred leaving the shed with 133+ EMD locos. |
| Abu Road | Diesel | WDM-2, WDM-3A | Formerly premier shed for YDM-4s (MG); converted to BG in the 1990s. Home to some of the most distinctly liveried locomotives. Holds 85+ locos (9/13) |
| Phulera | Diesel (MG) | YDM-4/4A | With the shed now being isolated completely from MG lines, its locos are now mostly serviced at satellite sheds. Current holding 25 locos (9/13). |
| 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 and 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, WAM-4, WAP-7 | 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. Starting 2010 received WAM-4 locos to be operated in pairs on container trains. WAP-7 locos homed here in 2013. 195+ locos (10/13) |
| Itarsi | Diesel | WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDM-3D, WDS-6, WDP-4 | Was in CR until 2003. Shed serves routes all across central India. Started receiving WDP-4 locos in 2011. Holds 145+ locos. |
| Itarsi | Electric | WAM-4, WAP-4, WAG-5 | This shed came up in the 1980s. Was in CR until 2003. Its WAG-5 locos perform banking duties on the Budni – Barkhera ghat section. Shed has the largest surviving WAM-4 holdings. Has received WAP-4s starting June 2008. |
| Katni | Diesel | WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDG-3A, WDG-3C | This is located at New Katni Jn. 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. 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’. It has a large marshalling yard attached. 170+ locos (03/12) |
| 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, WAG-9, WAP-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! Now homes WAG9 and WAP-7 locos as well, including some WAG-9H. Has the largest electric loco holding in IR – 205 locos [10/13] |
| Raipur | Diesel | WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDG-3A, WDG-4, ZDM-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 blue-white livery. Holds WDM-3A and WDG-3A from 2004. Has received a few WDG-4s as well. Also holds 6 ZDM-4 locos for the NG line to Dhamtari. |
| Motibagh (for Nagpur) | NG Diesel | ZDM-3A, ZDM-3B, 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, WDM-3A, WDM-3D, WDG-4, WDP-4 | One of the largest sheds (175+ locos). Many locos fitted with Auto Emergency brakes for service on Braganza Ghats in Goa. Also handles routine maintenance on WDG-4 locos. Gooty used to be a BG steam shed. |
| Guntakal | Diesel, BG and a few MG | WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDM-3D, WDG-3A | 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. |
| Lallaguda (for Secunderabad/Hyderabad) | Electric | WAP-4, WAP-7, WAG-7, WAG-9 | Built on the site of the former steam shed and inaugurated in Sep 05. Used to hold WAM-4 and WAG-7 locos then moved to BZA and KZJ. Received new WAG-9 locos starting 2007. WAP-7 locos are also being homed here starting Jan. 2009. 180+ locos (10/13) |
| Sanatnagar (for Hyderabad) | Diesel and Electric trip sheds | A diesel refuelling point (with Indian Oil bulk terminal near it). | |
| Kazipet | Diesel | WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDG-3A, WDG-4 | 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. Received WDG-4 locos in 2013. |
| Kazipet | Electric | WAG-7 | Inaugurated in 2006, it got a large chunk of WAG-7s based at Lallaguda. Has received new units as well. 135+ locos (10/13) |
| Vijayawada | Diesel | WDM-2, WDP-1, DEMUs (30+) and 2 Railbus | WDM-2 locos used mostly for shunting. WDP-1 locos transferred from Kazipet. Home also to 2 BEML railbuses that run on the Kakinada – Kotipalli line. Also had WDS-4 until 2001. |
| Vijayawada | Electric | WAG-5, WAM-4, WAG-7 | 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 195+ locos (03/12). |
| Renigunta | Diesel shed, Electric trip shed | ||
| Maula Ali (for Secunderabad) | Diesel and EMU car shed | WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDG-3A, DHMUs (3-car and 6-car) (9) and EMU’s | Former MG shed; converted to BG in the late 1990s, completely converted to BG in 2003 with 10 old units (182xx series from GY/GTL/KZJ) were assigned in for shunting duties. Later, more WDM-2 and WDG-3A locos were transferred from other sheds for mainline duties on the northern Hyderabad and Nanded division routes. Electric car shed caters for suburban MMTS service. |
| Hyderabad | Electric trip shed | ||
| Rajahmundry | Electric car shed (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, WDP-4 | The first EMD shed to be setup (1999). Some units were transferred to KJM and SGUJ. Still has the largest holding of EMD locos at 180+ (10/13) |
| Krishnarajapuram (for Bangalore) | Diesel | WDS-6, WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDP-4, WDG-3A, WDG-4 | Shed opened in 1983, initial holding capacity was 60 locos. Capacity was raised to 125 locos in 2003; with additional facilities later added for EMD locos since 2005. First 5 WDM-3D units were homed here; these were later transferred to Erode. Now has WDG-4 units as well (10/13) |
| Bangalore City | Diesel, electric trip shed | Electric Trip shed. Was in SR until 2003. | |
| Bangalore Cantonment | Diesel | WDS-4 | Locos actually belong to Tondiarpet (SR). |
| Mysore | Decommissioned 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, WDG-4 | IR’s largest diesel shed with 195+ locos. 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]. Has received WDG-4s starting 2013. |
| Vishakhapatnam (Waltair) | Electric | WAG-5, WAG-6A/6B/6C, WAM-4, WAG-7, WAP-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 WAG-5 locos are quite old, converted from the original 211XX series of WAM-4B locos. [1/04] Also homes the entire holding of the WAG-6 classes. WAM-4 locos were intended for Angul but retained here. Some WAP-4s homed here as well with WAG-9s planned. |
| Angul | Electric | WAG-7 | 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. The WAM-4 and WAG-5 locos were brought from other sheds. After a short while, all WAM-4 and WAG-5 were transferred to VSKP. Currently (10/13) holds more than 110 WAG-7s. |
| 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). |
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| 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. Homed the last WAG-2 and WAG-4 locos. Holds only WAP-4 and WAG-7 locos now, but 3 WAM-4 retained for departmental duties. Holding 195+ locos (10/13) |
| Jhansi | Diesel | WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDM-3D, WDG-3A, WDS-6, WDG-4 | Shed used to be in CR until 2003. Received the WDM-3B class mid 2006 which were later converted to WDM-3D. Shed holding 125+ locos including some new WDG-4 units (10/13) |
| Jhansi | Electric | WAG-5HA / WAG5HB, WAG-7 | 180+ locos [3/12]. Shed used to be in CR until 2003. Home to IR’s entire WAG-5HB fleet, since these were manufactured by BHEL Jahnsi. 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. Has received WAG-7 locos manufactured by BHEL. |
| Gwalior | NG diesel | NDM-5 | Locos marked “GWL”. Carries out POH of these locos. |
| Dhaulpur | NG diesel | ZDM-3 | Locos for Dhaulpur – Tantpur / Sirmuttra section |
| Agra | Diesel | WDS-4, WDM-2S | Diesel shed here homes 32 WDS4. The shed caters to the loco requirement for shunting at major NCR stations and the Jhansi Workshop. Has a batch of derated WDM2 for heavy shunting duties. |
| 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-3D, WDG-3A, WDS-6, YDM-4 | The last WDM-2 made by DLW (#16887) is homed here. Received WDM-3B class in late 2006 and WDM-3D in early 2007. Has a small holding of WDG-3A and YDM-4 locos as well. |
| Izzatnagar (for Bareilly) | MG Diesel | YDM-4, WDM-3D, WDP-4 | For NER trains on the MG network, BG shed started with 30 WDM-3Ds in 2010. Started receiving WDG-4s and WDP-4s in 2013. |
| 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, WDG-3A, WDM-3D | This shed is an NFR shed on ER territory!! The diesel shed was established on the grounds of a former steam shed in 1984. Serves mainly NFR passenger links. Holds 80 locos (10/13) |
| 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 and has the highest remaining holding of YDM-4s. (10/13) |
| Badarpur | MG Diesel trip shed | YDM-4 | Trip shed only. Locos home at Lumding. |
| Siliguri | Diesel | WDP-4, WDG-4, | BG shed inaugurated in 3/07 with WDP-4 and WDG-4 locos transferred from Hubli. Also homes the famous WDP-4 #20012, “Baaz”. Current (10/13) holding 160+ locos. |
| 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 and 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, WDG-3A | There was also an NR diesel shed at Mughalsarai just adjacent to this one which was decommissioned. One of the only two sheds to home the rare WDS-5 shunter class. |
| Mughalsarai | Electric | WAM-4, WAP-4, WAG-7 | First shed to get the WAG-7. WAP-1 locos from here were transferred to GZB. Holds 175+ locos (10/13) |
| Gomoh | Electric | WAG-7, WAG-9 | Was the first shed in IR to home WAG-9 and WAP-7 locos. Some WAG9 units transferred to Ajni. WAP-7 locos served the prestigious Howrah Rajdhani link but were transferred out. Shed holding 185+ (10/13) |
| Patratu | Diesel | WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDG-3A, WDG-4 | 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. Started receiving WDG-4s in 2013. |
| Samastipur | Diesel | WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDM-3D,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 | Satellite shed was setup with transferred locos from Gonda and Izzatnagar. Holds 35+ locos (10/13) |
| 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, WDG-3A | With the electrification of the SER tracks up to VSKP, locos mainly serve routes south west and north west of KGP and freight. |
| Bondamunda | Diesel | WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDM-3D, WDG-3A, WDG-4 | Had a few of the WDM-1 class. Also home to the rare WDS-5 class of shunters. WDM-3D’s inducted in early 2007 and WDG-4 in 2013. |
| Bondamunda | Electric | WAG-5, WAG-7 | One of the largest sheds with a holding of 200+ locos. Has the largest holding of WAG-7 locos. Only 2 WAG-5 units remain here as of 10/13. |
| Tatanagar (for Jamshedpur) | Electric | WAM-4, WAP-4, WAG-5, WAG-7, WAG-9 | Holds SER’s entire fleet of WAM-4 locos. Received WAG-7 locos in 2002 and WAG-9 in 2011. Has a small holding of WAP-4s as well. |
| 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 70 locos. |
| Bokaro Steel City | Diesel | WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDS-6 | Also large yard for Bokaro Steel Plant. Loco spotted in a distinctive green/red livery. Has a small holding of 45+ locos (10/13) |
| Bokaro Steel City | Electric | WAG-5, WAG-7 | New shed commissioned in 2011 with WAG5s transferred from other sheds. Holds a few WAG-7s as well. |
| Nimpura (for Kharagpur) | Electric | Trip Shed | |
| 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 |
Source – IFRCA.org
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