Location | |
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Location | Vatva, Ahmedabad, Gujarat |
Coordinates | 22°57′32″N 72°37′46″E / 22.958805°N 72.629470°E |
Characteristics | |
Owner | Indian Railways |
Operator | Western Railway zone |
Depot code | VTA |
Type | Engine shed |
Rolling stock | WDM-3A WDM-3D WAP-4 WAG-7 WAG-9 |
History | |
Opened | 9 November 1981 |
Diesel Loco Shed, Vatva is an engine shed located in Vatva, Gujarat in India. It is located north-east of Vatva falling under Ahmedabad railway division. The shed caters to the need of freight as well as passenger trains.[1][2][3][4]
It is one of the three diesel loco sheds in the Western Railway zone, others are Ratlam and Sabarmati .[5]
It was established on 11 November 1981 with capacity holding of 15 locomotives, but currently it holds around 126 locomotives, WDM-3D, WDG-3A, WDM-3A, WDS-6 and WDS-4B class. It received its first locomotive, a WDM-2, from Diesel Loco Shed, Ratlam.[citation needed]
Major and minor schedules of Diesel Locomotives are carried out in the shed. The shed is ISO: ISO 9002:1994, ISO 9001:2000, ISO 9001:2008 certified.[citation needed]
SN | Locomotives | HP | Quantity |
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1. | WDM-3A | 3100 | 1 |
2. | WDM-3D | 3300 | 8 |
3. | WAP-4 | 5050 | 30 |
4. | WAG-7 | 5350 | 48 |
5. | WAG-9 | 6120 | 57 |
Total Locomotives Active as of December 2023[6][7][8] | 144 |