Electric Loco Shed, Kalyan is an electric engine shed located in
Kalyan
Kalyan (Pronunciation: əljaːɳ is a city on the banks of Ulhas River in Thane district of Maharashtra state in Konkan division. It is governed by Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation. Kalyan is a subdivision (Taluka) of Thane district ...
in the Indian state of
Maharashtra
Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...
. Located north-east of
Kalyan Junction railway station, it falls under the
Mumbai CR railway division.
History
Electric Loco Shed Kalyan has the distinction of being the prime mover of Mumbai Division of central railway for the last 93 years. The shed was established on 28 November 1928 under Great Indian Peninsula Railway & is the first Electric Loco Shed in India. Kalyan Loco Shed is the only shed in India to hold widest variety of locos. Currently shed handles 225 locos includes 50 Nos. of
WCAM-3, 20 Nos. of
WCAM-2, 12 Nos. of
WCAG-1, 55 Nos. of
WAG-7, 2 Nos. of WCM-6, 69 Nos. of
WAG-9
The Indian locomotive class WAG-9 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1995 by ABB for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Goods traffic (G), 9th generation (9) locomotiv ...
, 78 Nos. of
WAP-7
The Indian locomotive class WAP-7 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1999 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic ...
respectively. It formerly held the
WCG-2 DC electric locomotives.
Activities
Apart from regular Preventive Maintenance Schedule i.e. IA, IB, IC, TOH & IOH, Kalyan Loco Shed is also carrying out the following activities.
# Maintenance & operation of Accident Relief Train
# Maintenance & operation of Self Propelled ART
# Re-discing of wheel sets.
Milestones
Locomotives
External links
*
Central Railway - Official Website*
References
{{Central Railway
Kalyan
Kalyan (Pronunciation: əljaːɳ is a city on the banks of Ulhas River in Thane district of Maharashtra state in Konkan division. It is governed by Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation. Kalyan is a subdivision (Taluka) of Thane district ...
Rail transport in Maharashtra
Transport in Kalyan-Dombivli
1928 establishments in India