Diesel Loco Shed, Ratlam

Diesel Loco Shed, Ratlam
	Ratlam-based WDM-3A hauling the Ajmer-Hyderabad Urs special train
	Location within Madhya Pradesh
Location
Location	Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh
Coordinates	23°20′27″N 75°03′04″E / 23.340758°N 75.050992°E
Characteristics
Owner	Indian Railways
Operator	Western Railway
Depot code	RTM
Type	Engine shed
Rolling stock	WDM-3A, WDG-3A, WDM-3D, WDS-6, WAP-4, WAG-5, WAG-7
History
Opened	1 May 1967; 56 years ago

Diesel Loco Shed, Ratlam is an engine shed located in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh in India. It is located north-east of Ratlam Junction falling under Ratlam railway division. The shed caters to the needs of freight as well as passenger trains. One of the three loco sheds in the Western Railway zone, this is the largest among them followed by Vatva, and Sabarmati.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

History[edit]

It was established on 1 May 1967 with capacity holding of 15 locomotives, but currently, it holds around 177 locomotives, WDM-2A, WDM-3A, Inferior Service WDM-2A and WDS-6 class. It received its first locomotive, a WDM-2, from New Katni Junction.^{[citation needed]}

Locomotives[edit]

SN	Locomotives	HP	Quantity
1.	WDM-3D	3300	7
2.	WDG-3A	3100	36
3.	WDS-6	1400	5
4.	WAP-4	5350	10
5.	WAG-5	3850	100
6.	WAG-7	5350	30
Total locomotives active as of April 2024^[6]^[7]^[8]			188

References[edit]

^ Sheds and Workshops
^ Sheeju Chandran. "Interactive Diagram of the WDM-2 Locomotive". Indian Railways Fan Club. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
^ BRIEF HISTORY OF DIESEL SHED RATLAM
^ BRIEF HISTORY OF DIESEL SHED RATLAM
^ http://irfca.org/apps/locos/show/2611?page=2
^ "Railway Website Mechanical Department". Retrieved 16 May 2020.
^ "e-Locos".
^ "IRFCA".

[1] Sheds and Workshops

[interactive-2] Sheeju Chandran. "Interactive Diagram of the WDM-2 Locomotive". Indian Railways Fan Club. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

[3] BRIEF HISTORY OF DIESEL SHED RATLAM

[4] BRIEF HISTORY OF DIESEL SHED RATLAM

[5] ttp://irfca.org/apps/locos/show/2611?page=2

[6] "Railway Website Mechanical Department". Retrieved 16 May 2020.

[7] "e-Locos".

[8] "IRFCA".

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Monorail	Ahmedabad (Planned) Mumbai (Line 1 Navi Mumbai) Pune
Defunct lines revived / under revival	Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway Barsi Light Railway
Defunct lines	Salsette–Trombay Railway Bhavnagar State Railway Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section 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

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