Diesel Loco Shed, Erode is an
engine shed
A motive power depot (MPD) or locomotive depot, or traction maintenance depot (TMD), is where locomotives are usually housed, repaired and maintained. They were originally known as "running sheds", "engine sheds" or just "sheds". Facilit ...
located on Erode–Chennimalai road in
Erode
Erode (; īrōṭu), is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Kaveri river and is surrounded by the Western Ghats. Erode is the seventh largest urban agglomeration in Tamil Nadu. It is the administrativ ...
,
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is the southernmost States and union territories of India, state of India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of Indi ...
, India. Being closely located to
Erode Junction Railway Station
Erode Junction railway station (station code: ED) is an NSG–2 category Indian railway station in Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is the main railway junction serving the city of Erode, Tamil Nadu, India. Erode Junction is ...
, the shed falls under
Salem railway division
Salem railway division is one of the six railway divisions under the jurisdiction of Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. Its headquarters is at Salem, Tamil Nadu.
History
Salem Railway Division is the newest division of the Souther ...
of
Southern Railway zone
Southern Railway (SR) is one of the eighteen zones of Indian Railways. It is headquartered at Chennai and operates across the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and the union territory of Puducherry. The origin of the Southern Rai ...
.
History
The shed was opened and became operationally active since September 1966, spreading over a total area of and covered area of .
Operations
Being one of the four diesel engine sheds in Southern Railway under the territory of
Salem railway division
Salem railway division is one of the six railway divisions under the jurisdiction of Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. Its headquarters is at Salem, Tamil Nadu.
History
Salem Railway Division is the newest division of the Souther ...
,
various major and minor maintenance schedules of diesel locomotives are being carried out here. Apart from serving the
parent division, the locos belonging to the shed also serves the unelectrified routes of
Madurai railway division
Madurai railway division is one of the six railway divisions under the jurisdiction of Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. Officially created in 1956, it spans over making it the largest railway division of the Southern Railways. Pr ...
, in addition to locos from
Golden Rock. To provide space for electric locomotives, all the EMDs (WDG-4 and WDP-4D), WDM-3A and WDG-3A were transferred to Golden Rock. Currently no services are hauled by Erode diesels.
As of June 2025, Diesel Loco Shed Erode only holds electric locomotives.
Locomotives
See also
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Diesel Loco Shed, Ernakulam
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Diesel Loco Shed, Golden Rock
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Diesel Loco Shed, Tondiarpet
References
External links
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{{Indian Railways
ERODE
Erode (; īrōṭu), is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Kaveri river and is surrounded by the Western Ghats. Erode is the seventh largest urban agglomeration in Tamil Nadu. It is the administrativ ...
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Transport in Erode
1966 establishments in Madras State