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Diesel Loco Shed, Visakhapatnam

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Diesel Loco Shed, Visakhapatnam
Location
LocationAndhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates17°43′45″N 83°16′04″E / 17.7291667°N 83.2677778°E / 17.7291667; 83.2677778
Characteristics
OwnerIndian Railways
Depot codeVSKP (D)
TypeMotive power depot
Rolling stockWDG-3A
WDG-4/4D
WDS-6
WAG-9
History
Opened1 May 1965; 59 years ago (1965-05-01)
Pre-groupingEast Coast Railway zone
Post-groupingSouth Coast Railway zone

Diesel Loco Shed, Visakhapatnam is an engine shed located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh in India. Diesel Locomotive Shed, Visakhapatnam (DLS/VSKP) was established on 1 May 1965 with a holding of 13 WDM 1 Locomotives to meet the traffic needs in transportation of mainly Iron Ore from Bailadilla Mines to Visakhapatnam Port trust. It is administered by the Waltair Railway division in the East Coast Railway zone.

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History

Since its establishment in 1965[1] and the holding of the shed kept on increasing in capacity.[2]

Operations

It is the biggest Diesel Loco Shed in Indian Railways having a capacity to hold more than 300 locos,[3] and the largest in Asia based on that capacity.[4] It mainly provided Diesel locos to the unelectrified sections of ECoR and sections of SCoR.[citation needed]

Locomotives

SN Locomotive HP Quantity
1. WDG-3A 3100 43
2. WDG-4/4D 4500 121
3. WDS-6 1400 8
4. WAG-9 6120 225
Total Locomotives Active as of May 2024[5][6] 397

See also

References

  1. ^ "Visakhapatnam Diesel Loco Shed crosses a Milestone – RailNews Media India Ltd".
  2. ^ https://irtpms.in/site/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1.0-GOLDEN-JUBILEE-CELEBRATIONS.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ "Another milestone for Diesel Loco Shed". 28 July 2020 – via www.thehindu.com.
  4. ^ Gopal, B. Madhu (3 July 2020). "Diesel Loco Shed in Vizag comes up with UV-based sanitisers" – via www.thehindu.com.
  5. ^ "Railway Website Mechanical Department". Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  6. ^ "e-locos". Archived from the original on 8 May 2016.
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