Electric Loco Shed, Vadodara

Electric Loco Shed, Vadodara
	Vadodara based Fortune Chakki Fresh Atta advertised WAP-7 at Bilimora
	Location within Gujarat
Location
Location	Vadodara, Gujarat
Coordinates	22°18′39″N 73°10′51″E / 22.3108°N 73.1809°E
Characteristics
Owner	Indian Railways
Operator	Western Railway zone
Depot code	BRC
Type	Electric engine shed
Roads	7
Rolling stock	WAP-5 ; WAP-7 ; WAG-9
Routes served	Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line; Mathura–Vadodara section; Ahmedabad–Delhi main line; Rajkot-Somnath line; Viramgam-Okha line
History
Opened	1970
Former rolling stock	WAM-4 ; WAP-4 ; WAG-5

Electric Loco Shed, Vadodara is an electric engine shed located in Vadodara, in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is located south of Vadodara railway station.It falls under the Vadodara railway division of Western Railway. It is the largest locomotive shed in the Western Railway zone.

History

This shed was established on 25 March 1973, specifically to home dual-power locos. It holds more than 50 WAG-5 class locomotives.

It is an AC electric trip shed to house locos coming from other sheds, and an AC/DC dual loco trip shed which houses WCAM class locomotives from Valsad Shed. This allows locomotive changes at Vadodara because the trains which were coming from New Delhi mainline are AC locomotives and the trains going to Mumbai need AC/DC loco.

After the AC conversion of Western Railway, WCAM-1 and WCAM-2/2P fleet were transferred to Central Railway's Kalyan Loco Shed. WCAM-1s were gradually condemned and are now out of service.

Livery and markings

BRC WAP-5 & WAP-7 has three brand advertisements: Amul Milk, Fortune Edible Oils & Chakki Fresh Atta, and Joy Electric Bike. These are painted on the loco's body side.

BRC loco shed has its own stencils. It is written in Hindi and English on loco's front side, rear side and lower bodyside.

Locomotives

Serial no.	Locomotive class	Horsepower	Quantity
1	WAP-5	6120	53
2	WAP-7	6350	121
3	WAG-9	6120	136
Total locomotives active as of August 2026^[1]			310

References

↑ "e-Locos".

External links

[1] "e-Locos".

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Railways in Western India
National network / trunk lines	New Delhi–Mumbai main line Konkan Railway Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line Mumbai–Chennai line Jaipur–Ahmedabad line Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line
Branch lines / sections	Mathura–Vadodara section Akola–Ratlam line Nagda–Ujjain section Ujjain–Bhopal section Ahmedabad–Viramgam section Bhusawal–Kalyan section Gandhidham–Ahmedabad main line Gandhidham–Bhuj section Gandhidham–Kandla Port section Gandhidham–Palanpur section Gandhidham–Samakhiali section Jodhpur–Bathinda line Maliya Miyana–Wankaner section Marwar Junction–Munabao line Mumbai Dadar–Solapur section Nagpur–Bhusawal section Samakhiali–Maliya Miyana section Solapur–Guntakal section Surendranagar–Bhavnagar line Viramgam–Mahesana section Viramgam–Maliya Miyana section Viramgam–Okha line Dharangadhra–Surendra Nagar section Viramgam–Surendra Nagar section Wankaner–Surendra Nagar section Rajkot–Wankaner section Jamnagar–Porbandar line Porbandar–Jetalsar section Rajkot–Somnath line Palitana–Sihor section Bharuch–Dahej line Ankleshwar–Rajpipla section Anand–Khambhat line Vasad–Kathana line Kanjari Boriyavi–Vadtal line Anand–Godhra section Bilimora–Waghai section Udhna–Jalgaon line Ahmedabad–Udaipur line
Suburban lines	Ahmedabad (Planned) Mumbai (Western line Central line Harbour line Trans-Harbour line Port line) Pune
Metro rail	Mumbai Metro Navi Mumbai Metro Metro-Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad Greater Nashik Metro Surat Metro Pune Metro Nagpur Metro
Monorail	Mumbai
Defunct lines revived / under revival	Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway Barsi Light Railway
Defunct lines	Salsette–Trombay Railway Bhavnagar State Railway Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Cutch State Railway
Railway divisions	Bhusawal Pune
Railway companies	Central Railway Western Railway West Central Railway Konkan Railway Corporation Great Indian Peninsula Railway Saurashtra Railway Mumbai Port Trust Railway
See also	Indian Railways Ahmedabad–Prayagraj (Allahabad) Weekly Superfast Express Bholu (mascot) Urban rail transit in India Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor Bhor Ghat

History

Livery and markings

Locomotives

See also

References

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