Diesel Loco Shed, Mhow

Mhow Diesel Loco Shed is a Meter-Gauge engine shed located in Mhow, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is located to south of Mhow railway station, it falls under the Ratlam railway division of Western Railway. It is the smallest of the three locomotive sheds in the Western Railway zone.[1][2][3]

Diesel Loco Shed, Mhow
Location
Location22.3251°N 75.4614°E / 22.3251; 75.4614
Characteristics
Owner(s)Indian Railways
Operator(s)Western Railway
TypeEngine shed
Rolling stockYDM-4
Routes servedAkola–Ratlam Rail Line

History

When Loco Shed started 40 YDM-4s were transferred from other MG sheds to restart Loco Shed as Mhow was a steam shed till the 1998 when the steam service was withdrawn at time shed has capacity to hold hundred steam locomotives. Locos now service the isolated MG section from Akola to Indore. Currently it is home 18 YDM-4 locomotives.[4][5]


Trains

Current
  • Mhow - Sanawad Passenger

Former
  • Meenakshi Express
  • Mhow Indore Passenger

Locomotive
SNLocomotiveHPQuantity
1YDM-414008
Total Locomotives Active as of July 2020[6]8
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References
  1. Mhow Diesel Loco Shed
  2. Sheds and Workshops
  3. Steam Locomotive Sheds of the Past
  4. Loco Shed
  5. Wikimapia
  6. "Railway Website Mechanical Department". Retrieved 16 May 2020.
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