Electric Loco Shed, Valsad is an electric engine shed located in
Valsad
Valsad (Pronunciation: ‹alsÉ‘É–, historically known as Bulsar, is a town and a municipality in Valsad district of the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the district headquarters of Valsad district. Valsad is located north of Vapi and shares bor ...
, in the Indian state of
Gujarat
Gujarat () is a States of India, state along the Western India, western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the List of states and union territories ...
. It is located to south of
Valsad railway station, it falls under the
Mumbai WR railway division
Mumbai WR railway division is one of the six railway divisions under the jurisdiction of Western Railway zone of the Indian Railways. This railway division was formed on 5 November 1951 and its headquarter is located at Mumbai Central in the ...
of
Western Railway. It is the largest of locomotive sheds in the Western Railway zone.
Electric Loco Shed, VALSAD
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History
It was established in the 1970s specifically to home dual-power locos. It holds more than 50 WAG-5
The Indian locomotive class WAG-5 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1978 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), alternating current (A), goods traffic ...
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
The Indian locomotive class WAG-7 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1990 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), alternating current (A), goods traffic ( ...
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
Electric Loco Shed, Vadodara is an electric engine shed located in Vadodara, in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is located to south of Vadodara railway station, it falls under the Vadodara railway division of Western Railway. It is the larges ...
* Diesel Loco Shed, Vatva
* Diesel Loco Shed, Sabarmati
* Diesel Loco Shed, Ratlam
References
External links
Railway Board – Official Website
Western Railway – Official Website
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Valsad
Valsad (Pronunciation: ‹alsÉ‘É–, historically known as Bulsar, is a town and a municipality in Valsad district of the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the district headquarters of Valsad district. Valsad is located north of Vapi and shares bor ...
Valsad
Valsad (Pronunciation: ‹alsÉ‘É–, historically known as Bulsar, is a town and a municipality in Valsad district of the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the district headquarters of Valsad district. Valsad is located north of Vapi and shares bor ...
Valsad
Transport in Valsad
1970 establishments in Gujarat
Year of establishment missing