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Diesel Loco Shed, Erode

Erode based WDM-3D hauling Netravati Express.
Location
Location	Erode–Chennimalai Road, Erode, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates	11°19′30″N 77°43′03″E / 11.3249°N 77.7174°E / 11.3249; 77.7174
Characteristics
Owner	Indian Railways
Operator	Southern Railway zone
Depot code	EDDX
Type	Engine shed
Roads	6
Rolling stock	WAP-1 WAP-4 WAG-5 WAG-7
History
Opened	September 1966; 58 years ago (1966-09)
Former rolling stock	WDM-2 WDS-6 WDM-7 WDM-3A WDG-3A WDP-4D WDG-4

Diesel Loco Shed, Erode is an engine shed located on Erode–Chennimalai road in Erode, Tamil Nadu, India. Being closely located to Erode Junction Railway Station, the shed falls under Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone.

History

The shed was opened and became operationally active since September 1966, spreading over a total area of 59,000 m and covered area of 7,500 m.

Operations

Being one of the four diesel engine sheds in Southern Railway under the territory of Salem railway division, 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, 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.

Locomotives

See also

• Diesel Loco Shed, Ernakulam
• Diesel Loco Shed, Golden Rock
• Diesel Loco Shed, Tondiarpet

References

1. "Sheds and Workshops – Southern Railway". IRFCA. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
2. "Erode Diesel loco shed profile" (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
3. "Mechanical Engineering – Diesel Loco Sheds, Southern Railway". Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
4. "About us". Southern Railway zone. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
5. Arockiaraj J (6 September 2013). "Locomotive failures affecting train operations in Madurai division". The Times of India. Madurai. Archived from the original on 24 November 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
6. "Railway Website Mechanical Department". Retrieved 16 May 2020.
7. "IRFCA".
8. "e-Locos".

External links

• Railway Board

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