Diesel Loco Shed, Samastipur

Diesel Loco Shed, Samastipur
	Samastipur based WAP-4 (ex. MGS) at Howrah.
	Location within Bihar
Location
Location	Samastipur, Bihar
Coordinates	25°50′58″N 85°47′39″E / 25.8495006°N 85.7942614°E / 25.8495006; 85.7942614
Characteristics
Owner	Indian Railways
Operator	East Central Railway zone
Type	Engine shed
Roads	6
Rolling stock	WDG-3A ; WDM-3D ; WAP-4 ; WAP-7 ; WAG-7
History
Opened	15 June 2001; 22 years ago
Former rolling stock	WDM-2 ; WDM-3A

Diesel Loco Shed, Samastipur is an engine shed located in Samastipur, in the Indian state of Bihar. Located east of Samastipur Junction, it falls under the Samastipur railway division. It is the smallest of the three locomotive sheds in the East Central Railway zone. It is exceeded by Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh, the two largest in the country.

History

The Railway Board sanctioned construction of Diesel Loco Shed, Samastipur in the year 1996–97. Construction began in 1999. The initial holding capacity was 20 locomotives, which were transferred from the Diesel Loco shed, Gonda.

Continuation

Major and minor maintenance schedules of locomotives are carried out. The shed is ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007 certified as or 2009. The shed is divided into Light Schedule Repair Section, Heavy Schedule Repair Section, Heavy Repair (Mechanical), Heavy Repair (Electrical), Bogie Section, Machine Shop and Training Centre.

Locomotives

SN	Locomotives	HP	Quantity
1.	WDG-3A	3100	22
3.	WDM-3D	3300	37
4.	WAP-4	5350	45
5.	WAP-7	6350	45
6.	WAG-7	5350	30
Total locomotives active as of February 2024^[1]			179

References

^ "Railway Website Mechanical Department". Retrieved 16 May 2020.

External links

Official website
Central Railway - Official Website

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