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Electric Loco Shed, Valsad is an electric engine shed located in Valsad, in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is located to south of Valsad railway station, it falls under the Mumbai WR railway division of Western Railway. It is the largest of locomotive sheds in the Western Railway zone.




History


It was established in the 1970s specifically to home dual-power locos. It holds more than 50 WAG-5 class locomotives. Post AC conversion of Western Railway, few WAG-5, and all WCAM-2 fleet were transferred to Central Railway's Kalyan Loco Shed. WCAM-1 were slowly condemned. The shed received WAG-7 in 2013.
The shed houses over 100 electric locomotives. It is the only loco shed on WR which had housed the AC/DC locomotives like WCAM-1 and WCAM-2, WCAM-2P and one of the only two in India; the other being Kalyan Loco Shed on Central Railway to house AC/DC dual powered electric locomotives. Recently many WAG-5/5As have been homed at Valsad which are pure AC locomotives.




Locomotives






See also


Electric Loco Shed, Vadodara
Diesel Loco Shed, Vatva
Diesel Loco Shed, Sabarmati
Diesel Loco Shed, Ratlam




References






External links


Railway Board – Official Website
Western Railway – Official Website

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Electric Loco Shed, Valsad
• Electric Loco Shed, Vadodara
• Diesel Loco Shed, Ratlam
• Valsad
• Diesel Loco Shed, Sabarmati
• Western Railway zone
• Diesel Loco Shed, Vatva
• Vadodara Junction railway station
• Valsad district
• Kanpur Central railway station