Electric Loco Shed, Vadodara is an electric engine shed located in Vadodara, in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is located south of Vadodara railway station.It falls under the Vadodara railway division of Western Railway. It is the largest locomotive shed in the Western Railway zone.
History This shed was established on 25 March 1973, specifically to home dual-power locos. It holds more than 50 WAG-5 class locomotives.
It is an AC electric trip shed to house locos coming from other sheds, and an AC/DC dual loco trip shed which houses WCAM class locomotives from Valsad Shed. This allows locomotive changes at Vadodara because the trains which were coming from New Delhi mainline are AC locomotives and the trains going to Mumbai need AC/DC loco.
After the AC conversion of Western Railway, WCAM-1 and WCAM-2/2P fleet were transferred to Central Railway's Kalyan Loco Shed. WCAM-1s were gradually condemned and are now out of service.
Livery and markings
BRC WAP-5 & WAP-7 has three brand advertisements: Amul Milk, Fortune Edible Oils & Chakki Fresh Atta, and Joy Electric Bike. These are painted on the loco's body side.
BRC loco shed has its own stencils. It is written in Hindi and English on loco's front side, rear side and lower bodyside.
Locomotives Serial No. Locomotive class Horsepower Quantity 1 WAP-5 6120 53 2 WAP-7 6350 125 3 WAG-9 6120 140 4 EF12K 12000 2Total locomotives active as of October 2026320
See also Electric Loco Shed, Valsad Diesel Loco Shed, Vatva Diesel Loco Shed, Sabarmati Diesel Loco Shed, Ratlam
References
External links Railway Board - official website Western Railway - official website