Electric Loco Shed, Itarsi

Electric Loco Shed, Itarsi is a motive power depot performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for electric locomotives of the Indian Railways, located at Itarsi of the West Central Railway zone in Madhya Pradesh, India. It is one of the major Electric loco shed in West Central Railway of the three sheds, others being Electric loco shed Tughlakabad and Electric loco shed New Katni Jn.

Electric Loco Shed, Itarsi
Location
LocationItarsi, Madhya Pradesh
Coordinates22°36′29″N 77°46′01″E
Characteristics
Owner(s)Indian Railways
Operator(s)West Central Railways
Depot code(s)ET
TypeEngine shed
Rolling stockWAP-4
WAP-7
WAG-9
History
Opened1980 (1980)
Former rolling stockWAM-4
WAG-5

Operations

Being one of the three electric engine sheds in West Central Railway, various major and minor maintenance schedules of electric locomotives are carried out here. It has the sanctioned augmented capacity of 250 locomotives units. This shed houses a total of 203 engine units, including 75 WAP-4, 23 WAP-7 and 105 WAG-9 and the holding numbers are going to increase in the near future as new locos have been allotted by Railway board to ET shed. Like all locomotive sheds, ET does regular maintenance, overhaul and repair including painting and washing of locomotives.[1]

Markings

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

Locomotives
SN Type of Loco HP Holding Images
1. WAP-4 5350 75
2. WAP-7 6350 23
3. WAG-9 6120 86
Total locomotives active as of April 2022[2] 184

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