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Diesel Loco Shed, Visakhapatnam

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Diesel Loco Shed, Visakhapatnam
Location
Location Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates 17°43′45″N83°16′04″E / 17.7291667°N 83.2677778°E / 17.7291667; 83.2677778
Characteristics
Owner Indian Railways
Depot codeVSKP (D)
Type Motive power depot
Rolling stock WDG-3A
WDG-4/4D
WAG-9
WAG D-9
History
Opened1 May 1965;60 years ago (1965-05-01)
Pre-grouping East Coast Railway zone
Post-grouping South Coast Railway zone

The Diesel Loco Shed, Visakhapatnam (DLS/VSKP) is an engine shed located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. [1] Administered by the Waltair railway division of East Coast Railway, it was established on 2 May 1965 with a fleet of 13 WDM-1 locomotives. [2] As of February 2026, it is one of the biggest diesel sheds of the Indian Railways with over 200 locomotives.

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History

Visakhapatnam Diesel Loco Shed was established on 2 May 1965 for the transportation of iron ore from Bailadila mines to Visakhapatnam Port. [2] Its initial fleet contained 13 WDM-1 locomotives. [1] [3] [4]

Operations

It is the biggest Diesel Loco Shed in Indian Railways having a capacity to hold more than 300 locos, [5] and the largest in Asia based on that capacity. [6] It mainly provided Diesel locos to the unelectrified sections of ECoR and sections of SCoR.[ citation needed ]

Locomotives

Serial No.Locomotive ClassHorsepowerQuantity
1. WDG-3A 31001
2. WDG-4/4D 4500131
3. WAG-9 6120200
4. WAG D-9 90002
Total Locomotives Active as of January 2026 [7] [8] 334

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Diesel Loco Shed (Visakhapatnam)". ECR . Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Visakhapatnam Diesel Locomotive Shed celebrates 60th anniversary". 3 May 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "Visakhapatnam Diesel Loco Shed crosses a Milestone – RailNews Media India Ltd". Archived from the original on 14 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  4. ↑ https://irtpms.in/site/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1.0-GOLDEN-JUBILEE-CELEBRATIONS.pdf Archived 23 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine [ bare URL PDF ]
  5. ↑ "Another milestone for Diesel Loco Shed". 28 July 2020 – via www.thehindu.com.
  6. ↑ Gopal, B. Madhu (3 July 2020). "Diesel Loco Shed in Vizag comes up with UV-based sanitisers" – via www.thehindu.com.
  7. ↑ "Railway Website Mechanical Department" . Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  8. ↑ "e-locos". Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
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