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Diesel Loco Shed, Visakhapatnam

VSKP based WDM-3A at Bhilai Nagar.
Location within Andhra Pradesh
Location
Location	Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates	17°43′45″N 83°16′04″E / 17.7291667°N 83.2677778°E / 17.7291667; 83.2677778
Characteristics
Owner	Indian Railways
Depot code	VSKP (D)
Type	Motive power depot
Rolling stock	WDG-3A WDG-4/4D WDS-6 WAG-9
History
Opened	1 May 1965; 59 years ago (1965-05-01)
Pre-grouping	East Coast Railway zone
Post-grouping	South Coast Railway zone

Diesel Loco Shed, Visakhapatnam is an engine shed located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh in India. Diesel Locomotive Shed, Visakhapatnam (DLS/VSKP) was established on 1 May 1965 with a holding of 13 WDM 1 Locomotives to meet the traffic needs in transportation of mainly Iron Ore from Bailadilla Mines to Visakhapatnam Port trust. It is administered by the Waltair Railway division in the East Coast Railway zone.

History

Since its establishment in 1965 and the holding of the shed kept on increasing in capacity.

Operations

It is the biggest Diesel Loco Shed in Indian Railways having a capacity to hold more than 300 locos, and the largest in Asia based on that capacity. It mainly provided Diesel locos to the unelectrified sections of ECoR and sections of SCoR.

Locomotives

See also

• Electric Loco Shed, Visakhapatnam
• Electric Loco Shed, Angul

References

1. "Visakhapatnam Diesel Loco Shed crosses a Milestone – RailNews Media India Ltd".
2. https://irtpms.in/site/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/1.0-GOLDEN-JUBILEE-CELEBRATIONS.pdf Archived 23 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine
3. "Another milestone for Diesel Loco Shed". 28 July 2020 – via www.thehindu.com.
4. Gopal, B. Madhu (3 July 2020). "Diesel Loco Shed in Vizag comes up with UV-based sanitisers" – via www.thehindu.com.
5. "Railway Website Mechanical Department". Retrieved 16 May 2020.
6. "e-locos". Archived from the original on 8 May 2016.

• Buildings and structures in Visakhapatnam
• Rail transport in Andhra Pradesh