Diesel Loco Shed, Visakhapatnam

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Diesel Loco Shed, Visakhapatnam
Location
LocationAndhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates17°43′45″N 83°16′04″E / 17.7291667°N 83.2677778°E / 17.7291667; 83.2677778Coordinates: 17°43′45″N 83°16′04″E / 17.7291667°N 83.2677778°E / 17.7291667; 83.2677778
Characteristics
Owner(s)Indian Railways
Depot code(s)VSKP
TypeEngine Shed
Rolling stockWDG-3A
WDM-3A
WDM-3D
WDG-4
History
Pre-groupingEast Coast Railway zone
Post-groupingSouth Coast Railway zone

Diesel Loco Shed, Vishakhapatnam is an engine shed located in Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh in India. Diesel Locomotive Shed, Visakhapatnam (DLS/VSKP) was established on 2 May 1965 with a holding of 13 WDM 1 Locomotives to meet the traffic needs in transportation of mainly Iron Ore from Bailadilla Mines to Vishakhapatnam Port trust. Before It was administered by the Waltair Railway division in the East Coast Railway zone, but now it comes under the Vijayawada Railway division of the South Coast Railway zone.

History[]

Since its establishment in 1965[1] and the holding of the shed kept on increasing in capacity.[2]

Operations[]

It is the biggest Diesel Loco Shed in Indian Railways having a capacity to hold more than 300 locos,[3] and the largest in Asia based on that capacity.[4] It mainly provided Diesel locos to the unelectrified sections of ECoR and sections of SCoR. It

Locomotives[]

SN Locomotive HP Quantity Image
1. WDM-3A 3100 15 A WDM 3A loco resting at Visakhapatnam.jpg
2. WDG-3A 3100 115

Durg-Visakhapatnam Passenger at Visakhapatnam train station 02.jpg

3. WDM-3D 3300 12 11514 from Visakhapatnam shed WDM 3D locomotive resting.jpg
4. WDG-4 4500 121

VSKP shed based WDG4D loco at Pendurthi Railway station.jpg

5. WAG9H 6120 84
6. WDS-6 1400 10

SSB WDS6.jpg

Total Locomotives Active as of 1-02-2022[5][6] 357

See also[]

• Diesel Loco Shed, Erode
• Diesel Loco Shed, Gooty
• Diesel Loco Shed, Golden Rock

References[]

  1. ^ "Visakhapatnam Diesel Loco Shed crosses a Milestone – RailNews Media India Ltd".
  2. ^ https://irtpms.in/site/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1.0-GOLDEN-JUBILEE-CELEBRATIONS.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ "Another milestone for Diesel Loco Shed". July 28, 2020 – via www.thehindu.com.
  4. ^ Gopal, B. Madhu (July 3, 2020). "Diesel Loco Shed in Vizag comes up with UV-based sanitisers" – via www.thehindu.com.
  5. ^ "Railway Website Mechanical Department". Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  6. ^ "e-locos". Archived from the original on 2016-05-08.
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