Diesel Loco Shed, Erode
A passenger train with WDM-3D broad gauge diesel locomotive of Erode Diesel Loco Shed
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| Location | |
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| Location | Erode–Chennimalai Road, Erode, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Coordinates | 11°19′30″N 77°43′03″E / 11.3249°N 77.7174°ECoordinates: 11°19′30″N 77°43′03″E / 11.3249°N 77.7174°E |
| Characteristics | |
| Owner(s) | Indian Railways |
| Operator(s) | Southern Railway zone |
| Depot code(s) | ED |
| Type | Engine shed |
| Roads | 6 |
| Rolling stock | WDM-2, WDM 3A, WDM 3D & WDG 3A |
| History | |
| Opened | September 1964 |
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.
The shed was opened and became operationally active since September 1966, spreading over an total area of 59,457.9 square metres (59,000 m2) and covered area of 7,454 square metres (7,500 m2). The shed initially homed 21 locos of WDM-2 type, and went on to hold WDM 3A and WDM 3D of WDM series and WDG 3A of WDG type too.
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. The shed homes about 39 locos of WDM-2, 3 of WDM-3A, 45 WDM-3D and 44 locos of WDG-3A, totalling up to 131 way more than its operational capacity of 100. Apart from its regular activities, the shed also dispatches about 50 loco for maintenance and overhauling to the Diesel Loco Shed, located at Ernakulam, in wake of protests against the proposal to shutdown the shed and until the 373 strong workforce of the shed get trained in maintenance of Electric locomotives, ever since the proposal to such infrastructure has been mooted, as the shed employees are specialised in diesel locos only.
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