Diesel Loco Shed, Katni officially as Diesel Loco Shed, New Katni Junction is an engine shed located in Katni, Madhya Pradesh in India. Diesel Loco Shed, Katni does regular maintenance of Diesel locomotives in Indian Railways. It is now rated as one of the best sheds of the Indian Railways. It is one of the two Diesel loco sheds in the West Central Railway zone followed by Itarsi. It falls under the Jabalpur railway division of the West Central Railway zone.[1][2][3]
 Katni based WDG-3A twins at Itarsi. | |
  Location within Madhya Pradesh | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | New Katni Junction, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates | 23°47′56″N 80°25′52″E / 23.7988°N 80.431°E |
| Characteristics | |
| Owner | Indian Railways |
| Operator | West Central Railway zone |
| Depot code | NKJ (D) |
| Type | engine shed |
| Rolling stock | WDM-3A WDG-3A WAG-5 WAG-7 |
| Routes served | Jabalpur-Bhusaval section |
| History | |
| Opened | 1962; 61 years ago |
| Former rolling stock | WDM-2 WDG-4/4D WDM-2 WDM-3D |
History
editThe shed opened in 1962 with forty locomotives. It was the biggest diesel locomotive shed of its time.[4]
Operations
editThis was the main diesel locomotive shed to serve locomotives to the unelectrified Itarsi- Allahabad section. After the electrification of this section it is now servicing Diesel Locomotives to CRS inspections and many unelectrified and remote areas of the country. Most diesel locomotives of DLS KTE/NKJ are now scrapped. It is the only diesel shed which houses electric locomotives more than diesels. It holds the whole WDG-3A locomotives fleet of WCR. Used to hold the only WDG-3C of Indian Railways.[5]
Livery and markings
editKTE based ALCo locomotives have a standard shed livery. Katni based WAG-5s have a standard livery. The shed is located at New Katni Junction but the locomotives simply carry the markings 'Katni' in Devanagari.
Locomotives
edit| SN | Locomotive | HP | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | WDM-3A | 3100 | 1 |
| 2. | WDG-3A | 3100 | 14 |
| 3. | WAG-5 | 3850 | 118 |
| 4. | WAG-7 | 5350 | 96 |
| Total Locomotives Active as of August 2024[6][7] | 229 | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Indian Railways
- ^ "West Central Railways". Archived from the original on 25 March 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ Jabalpur railway division
- ^ "DLS NKJ PDF" (PDF).
- ^ "IRFCA".
- ^ "Railway Website Mechanical Department".
- ^ "e-locos".
External links
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