Mhow Diesel Loco Shed is a metre-gauge engine shed located in
Mhow
Mhow, officially Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, is a town in the Indore district in Madhya Pradesh state of India. It is located south-west of Indore city, towards Mumbai on the old Mumbai-Agra Road. The town was renamed as ''Dr. Ambedkar Nagar'' in 20 ...
, in the Indian state of
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...
. It is located to south of
Mhow railway station, it falls under the
Ratlam railway division of
Western Railway. It is the smallest of the three locomotive sheds in the Western Railway zone.
History
When Loco Shed started 40 YDM-4s were transferred from other MG sheds to restart Loco Shed as
Mhow
Mhow, officially Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, is a town in the Indore district in Madhya Pradesh state of India. It is located south-west of Indore city, towards Mumbai on the old Mumbai-Agra Road. The town was renamed as ''Dr. Ambedkar Nagar'' in 20 ...
was a steam shed till the 1998 when the steam service was withdrawn at time shed has capacity to hold hundred steam locomotives. Locos now service the isolated MG section from
Akola
Akola () is a municipal corporation and the third largest city in Vidarbha after Nagpur and Amravati and tenth largest city in Maharashtra. is located about east of the state capital, Mumbai, and west of the second capital, Nagpur. A ...
to
Indore
Indore () is the largest and most populous city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of both Indore District and Indore Division. It is also considered as an education hub of the state and is the only city to ...
. Currently it is home 18
YDM-4
The class YDM-4 is Indian Railways' workhorse diesel locomotive. The first units were imported fully built from the American Locomotive Company (Alco) in 1961. Since 1968, it has been manufactured in India by the Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), ...
locomotives.
Wikimapia
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Trains
Current
* Dr. Ambedkar Nagar–Sanawad Passenger
Dr. Ambedkar Nagar - Omkareshwar Road Passenger was a metre-gauge passenger train of the Indian Railways, which was running between Dr. Ambedkar Nagar in Madhya Pradesh and Omkareshwar Road in Madhya Pradesh. It has being closed down on 30t ...
Former
* Ajmer–Hyderabad Meenakshi Express
Jaipur-Hyderabad Express is a train started by Indian Railways in September 2010. It connects Ajmer/Jaipur in Rajasthan with Hyderabad the capital of Telangana. It replaced a train called ''Meenakshi Express'' that used to run from Jaipur to Ka ...
* Mhow–Indore Passenger
Locomotive
References
External links
Railway Board - Official Website
Western Railway - Official Website
{{Western Railway
Mhow
Mhow, officially Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, is a town in the Indore district in Madhya Pradesh state of India. It is located south-west of Indore city, towards Mumbai on the old Mumbai-Agra Road. The town was renamed as ''Dr. Ambedkar Nagar'' in 20 ...
Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh
MHOW
Mhow, officially Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, is a town in the Indore district in Madhya Pradesh state of India. It is located south-west of Indore city, towards Mumbai on the old Mumbai-Agra Road. The town was renamed as ''Dr. Ambedkar Nagar'' in 20 ...
Transport in Mhow
1998 establishments in Madhya Pradesh