The Diesel & Electric Loco Shed, Krishnarajapuram is a motive power depot performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for diesel locomotives and electric locomotives of the Indian Railways, located at Krishnarajapuram (KJM) of the South Western Railway zone in the city of Bangalore, Karnataka. It is one of two diesel loco sheds and only electric loco sheds of the South Western Railway, the other being at Hubli.
Location | |
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Location | Devasandra, Krishnarajapuram, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560036, India |
Coordinates | 13°00′09″N 77°41′34″E / 13.002399°N 77.692842°E, |
Characteristics | |
Owner | Indian Railways |
Operator | South Western Railway zone |
Depot code | KJM |
Type | Engine shed |
Rolling stock | WDM-3A, WDM-3D, WDS-6, WDG-3A, WDP-4, WDP-4D, WDG-4, WAP-7, WAG-9 |
History | |
Opened | 1986 |
Former rolling stock | WDM-2 |
Diesel Locomotives
editSN | Class | HP | Quantity |
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1. | WDG-3A | 3100 | 21 |
2. | WDM-3A | 3100 | 17 |
3. | WDM-3D | 3300 | 4 |
4. | WDP-4/4D | 4000/4500 | 103 |
5. | WDG-4/4D | 4000/4500 | 26 |
6. | WDS-6 | 1400 | 4 |
Total Diesel Locomotives Active as of November 2024[1][2][3] | 174 |
Electric Locomotives
editSN | Class | HP | Quantity |
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1. | WAP-7 | 6350 | 70 |
2. | WAG-9 | 6120 | 73 |
Total Electric Locomotives Active as of december 2024[4][5][6] | 143 |
References
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editWikimedia Commons has media related to Diesel Loco Shed, Krishnarajapuram.
- Diesel Shed (Krishnarajapuram) South Western Railway
- Sheds and Workshops IRFCA
- "Karnataka to get its own electric loco shed at Krishnarajapuram". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- Philip, Christin Mathew (27 July 2019). "Karnataka's 1st electric loco shed to be ready in 2020". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- "Railway Ministry opens electrification project unit in Bengaluru". The Hindu. 31 July 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 June 2021.