278:
45:
29:
408:
445:
1360:
52:
391:
348:
Like all locomotive sheds, AJJ does regular maintenance, overhaul and repair including painting and washing of locomotives. It not only attends to locomotives housed at AJJ but to ones coming in from other sheds as well. It has four pit lines for loco repair. Locomotives of
Arakkonam ELS along with
290:
Steam locomotive sheds used to exist at
Arrokonam (AJJ) until the late 1970s. After Southern Railway set a deadline to eliminate all steam locomotive operations by 1990, a push was given towards establishing electric locomotion as the primary motive power, and the Steam locomotive shed was
291:
decommissioned. To meet the needs of exponentially increasing rail traffic on the new continuous broad-gauge lines from
Chennai to Kanyakumari and Palakkad with the completion of gauge conversion, the steam shed site was selected by Indian railways for a new electric locomotive shed.
332:
Being one of the three electric engine sheds in
Southern Railway, various major and minor maintenance schedules of electric locomotives are carried out here. It has the sanctioned capacity of 150 engine units. This shed houses a total of 184 engine units, including 90
365:
AJJ based locos can be identified by sticker marks of AJJ ELS. AJJ WAP-4 can also be identified by thunderbolts sign in front and back of the loco. AJJ based WAP-4 has many different types of liveries. Some liveries are given below.
349:
Erode and
Royapuram ELS were the regular links for all trains running through Kerala and Tamil Nadu when widespread electrification of railway lines started in Southern Railways. It handled prestigious trains like the
794:
831:
730:
318:
locos were acquired but later transferred to Erode. In 2009, 30 WAP-1 locos transferred back from
Ghaziabad out of which all but 5 were sent to Royapuram in 2011.
44:
1399:
684:
1384:
824:
302:
from
Ghaziabad which stayed until 2002, then they were transferred back to Ghaziabad again. It later got the entire Southern Railway (SR) fleet of
779:
1173:
255:
817:
995:
92:
1318:
890:
846:
1389:
1115:
1341:
1313:
1298:
1293:
1288:
1278:
1253:
1188:
925:
638:
569:
554:
503:
487:
315:
303:
299:
295:
271:
227:
223:
219:
182:
1040:
895:
1303:
1258:
1163:
1095:
1080:
574:
277:
1394:
1248:
1243:
1148:
1075:
910:
559:
1263:
1213:
1283:
1178:
789:
1308:
1233:
1228:
1223:
1218:
1208:
1198:
1158:
1100:
1090:
1085:
1055:
1035:
1005:
940:
865:
1273:
1203:
1168:
1110:
1045:
1015:
960:
920:
900:
1193:
1183:
1153:
1138:
1020:
990:
885:
549:
311:
307:
267:
1268:
1030:
965:
870:
1363:
1336:
1238:
1133:
1070:
1050:
1010:
985:
980:
955:
905:
1065:
970:
945:
880:
1000:
975:
950:
930:
875:
1105:
1060:
935:
915:
564:
322:
1025:
799:
751:
321:
All the WAM-4s of this shed have been retired/withdrawn from service. All WAP-1 units has been moved to
259:
142:
266:, India. It is one of the three electric locomotive sheds of the Southern Railway, the others being at
616:
357:. AJJ locomotives used to be predominantly the regular links for trains traveling to north as well.
1125:
243:
407:
354:
239:
857:
1328:
663:
247:
132:
350:
444:
28:
1378:
784:
341:. and 3 WAG-9 Electric loco Shed, Erode is now housing the 2nd largest fleet of
160:
594:
263:
80:
809:
107:
94:
709:
251:
76:
595:"[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: Steam Locomotive Sheds in the 1970s"
345:
in Indian
Railways and it caters to many long-distance electric trains.
804:
639:"Report of the expert Committee on Coal Consumption on Railways, 1958"
390:
519:
443:
406:
389:
342:
338:
334:
186:
178:
459:
AJJ based WAG-9 and WAG-5 have a standard livery all over India
813:
294:
New
Electric locomotive shed was inaugurated in the 1980s with
242:
performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for
33:
Arakkonam based WAP-4 in
Tricolour livery at Perambur.
51:
1327:
1124:
856:
845:
215:
197:
192:
174:
166:
156:
148:
138:
128:
123:
86:
72:
67:
752:"Listing All Locos - IRFCA Locomotive Database"
281:Route haul map of Arakkonam Electric Loco shed
825:
533:Total Locomotives active as of September 2024
430:AJJ based WAP-4 in the old sapthagiri livery
8:
21:
440:AJJ Based WAP-4 in Tricolour band Stickers
853:
832:
818:
810:
685:"Indian Railway-shed wise engine.holdings"
27:
466:
368:
276:
274:(RPM) and is the oldest in south India.
586:
420:AJJ based WAP-4 in ICF rajdhani livery
403:AJJ based WAP-4 in ICF shatabdi livery
306:locos. Later these were then moved to
20:
7:
805:showing the Erode Electric Loco Shed
14:
1400:1980 establishments in Tamil Nadu
795:maps of Indian Railway Loco Sheds
386:AJJ WAP-4 in standard red livery
1385:Electric railway depots in India
1359:
1358:
50:
43:
256:Guntakal–Chennai Egmore section
1:
664:"Electric loco shed location"
570:Diesel Loco Shed, Golden Rock
555:Electric Loco Shed, Royapuram
236:Electric Loco Shed, Arakkonam
22:Electric Loco Shed, Arakkonam
16:Loco shed in Tamilnadu, India
575:Diesel Loco Shed, Tondiarpet
298:class. This shed then got 5
560:Diesel Loco Shed, Ernakulam
203:; 44 years ago
1416:
840:Locomotives sheds of India
59:Location within Tamil Nadu
1354:
550:Electric Loco Shed, Erode
536:
531:
38:
26:
800:Loco sheds on line atlas
731:"List of Locos in Erode"
565:Diesel Loco Shed, Erode
1390:Salem railway division
448:
411:
394:
282:
447:
410:
393:
280:
260:Southern Railway zone
143:Southern Railway zone
108:13.08191°N 79.66845°E
710:"fleets under sheds"
244:electric locomotives
216:Former rolling stock
361:Livery and markings
104: /
23:
1395:Transport in Erode
449:
412:
395:
375:Locomotive Livery
355:Tamil Nadu Express
283:
240:motive power depot
113:13.08191; 79.66845
1372:
1371:
1350:
1349:
1174:Bokaro Steel City
1041:New Guwahati City
996:Krishnarajapuram
896:Bokaro Steel City
541:
540:
453:
452:
233:
232:
1407:
1362:
1361:
1289:Saiyedpur Bhitri
854:
834:
827:
820:
811:
767:
766:
764:
762:
748:
742:
741:
739:
737:
727:
721:
720:
718:
716:
706:
700:
699:
697:
695:
689:
681:
675:
674:
672:
670:
660:
654:
653:
651:
649:
635:
629:
628:
626:
624:
613:
607:
606:
604:
602:
591:
467:
369:
211:
209:
204:
119:
118:
116:
115:
114:
109:
105:
102:
101:
100:
97:
54:
53:
47:
31:
24:
1415:
1414:
1410:
1409:
1408:
1406:
1405:
1404:
1375:
1374:
1373:
1368:
1346:
1323:
1120:
891:Bhagat Ki Kothi
848:
841:
838:
776:
771:
770:
760:
758:
750:
749:
745:
735:
733:
729:
728:
724:
714:
712:
708:
707:
703:
693:
691:
687:
683:
682:
678:
668:
666:
662:
661:
657:
647:
645:
637:
636:
632:
622:
620:
615:
614:
610:
600:
598:
593:
592:
588:
583:
546:
465:
458:
455:
363:
330:
288:
248:Indian Railways
226:
222:
207:
205:
202:
185:
181:
133:Indian Railways
124:Characteristics
112:
110:
106:
103:
98:
95:
93:
91:
90:
63:
62:
61:
60:
57:
56:
55:
34:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1413:
1411:
1403:
1402:
1397:
1392:
1387:
1377:
1376:
1370:
1369:
1367:
1366:
1355:
1352:
1351:
1348:
1347:
1345:
1344:
1339:
1333:
1331:
1325:
1324:
1322:
1321:
1316:
1311:
1306:
1301:
1296:
1291:
1286:
1281:
1276:
1271:
1266:
1261:
1256:
1251:
1246:
1241:
1236:
1231:
1226:
1221:
1216:
1211:
1206:
1201:
1196:
1191:
1186:
1181:
1176:
1171:
1166:
1161:
1156:
1151:
1146:
1141:
1136:
1130:
1128:
1122:
1121:
1119:
1118:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1098:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1078:
1073:
1068:
1063:
1058:
1053:
1048:
1043:
1038:
1033:
1028:
1023:
1018:
1013:
1008:
1003:
998:
993:
988:
983:
978:
973:
968:
963:
958:
953:
948:
943:
938:
933:
928:
923:
918:
913:
908:
903:
898:
893:
888:
883:
878:
873:
868:
862:
860:
851:
843:
842:
839:
837:
836:
829:
822:
814:
808:
807:
802:
797:
792:
787:
782:
775:
774:External links
772:
769:
768:
743:
722:
701:
676:
655:
643:INDIAN CULTURE
630:
617:"scan0189.jpg"
608:
585:
584:
582:
579:
578:
577:
572:
567:
562:
557:
552:
545:
542:
539:
538:
535:
529:
528:
525:
522:
517:
513:
512:
509:
506:
501:
497:
496:
493:
490:
485:
481:
480:
477:
474:
471:
464:
461:
451:
450:
441:
438:
434:
433:
431:
428:
424:
423:
421:
418:
414:
413:
404:
401:
397:
396:
387:
384:
380:
379:
376:
373:
362:
359:
351:Kerala Express
329:
326:
287:
284:
231:
230:
217:
213:
212:
199:
195:
194:
190:
189:
176:
172:
171:
168:
164:
163:
158:
154:
153:
150:
146:
145:
140:
136:
135:
130:
126:
125:
121:
120:
88:
84:
83:
74:
70:
69:
65:
64:
58:
49:
48:
42:
41:
40:
39:
36:
35:
32:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1412:
1401:
1398:
1396:
1393:
1391:
1388:
1386:
1383:
1382:
1380:
1365:
1357:
1356:
1353:
1343:
1340:
1338:
1335:
1334:
1332:
1330:
1326:
1320:
1319:Visakhapatnam
1317:
1315:
1312:
1310:
1307:
1305:
1302:
1300:
1297:
1295:
1292:
1290:
1287:
1285:
1282:
1280:
1277:
1275:
1272:
1270:
1267:
1265:
1262:
1260:
1257:
1255:
1252:
1250:
1247:
1245:
1242:
1240:
1237:
1235:
1232:
1230:
1227:
1225:
1222:
1220:
1217:
1215:
1212:
1210:
1207:
1205:
1202:
1200:
1197:
1195:
1192:
1190:
1187:
1185:
1182:
1180:
1177:
1175:
1172:
1170:
1167:
1165:
1162:
1160:
1157:
1155:
1152:
1150:
1147:
1145:
1142:
1140:
1137:
1135:
1132:
1131:
1129:
1127:
1126:Electric Loco
1123:
1117:
1116:Visakhapatnam
1114:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1104:
1102:
1099:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1059:
1057:
1054:
1052:
1049:
1047:
1044:
1042:
1039:
1037:
1034:
1032:
1029:
1027:
1024:
1022:
1019:
1017:
1014:
1012:
1009:
1007:
1004:
1002:
999:
997:
994:
992:
989:
987:
984:
982:
979:
977:
974:
972:
969:
967:
964:
962:
959:
957:
954:
952:
949:
947:
944:
942:
939:
937:
934:
932:
929:
927:
924:
922:
919:
917:
914:
912:
909:
907:
904:
902:
899:
897:
894:
892:
889:
887:
884:
882:
879:
877:
874:
872:
869:
867:
864:
863:
861:
859:
855:
852:
850:
844:
835:
830:
828:
823:
821:
816:
815:
812:
806:
803:
801:
798:
796:
793:
791:
788:
786:
783:
781:
778:
777:
773:
757:
756:www.irfca.org
753:
747:
744:
732:
726:
723:
711:
705:
702:
686:
680:
677:
665:
659:
656:
644:
640:
634:
631:
618:
612:
609:
596:
590:
587:
580:
576:
573:
571:
568:
566:
563:
561:
558:
556:
553:
551:
548:
547:
543:
534:
530:
526:
523:
521:
518:
515:
514:
510:
507:
505:
502:
499:
498:
494:
491:
489:
486:
483:
482:
478:
475:
472:
469:
468:
462:
460:
456:
446:
442:
439:
436:
435:
432:
429:
426:
425:
422:
419:
416:
415:
409:
405:
402:
399:
398:
392:
388:
385:
382:
381:
377:
374:
371:
370:
367:
360:
358:
356:
352:
346:
344:
340:
336:
327:
325:
324:
319:
317:
313:
309:
305:
301:
297:
292:
285:
279:
275:
273:
269:
265:
261:
257:
253:
250:, located at
249:
245:
241:
237:
229:
225:
221:
218:
214:
200:
196:
191:
188:
184:
180:
177:
175:Rolling stock
173:
169:
165:
162:
159:
155:
151:
147:
144:
141:
137:
134:
131:
127:
122:
117:
89:
85:
82:
78:
75:
71:
66:
46:
37:
30:
25:
19:
1249:Khanalampura
1143:
759:. Retrieved
755:
746:
734:. Retrieved
725:
713:. Retrieved
704:
692:. Retrieved
679:
667:. Retrieved
658:
646:. Retrieved
642:
633:
621:. Retrieved
611:
599:. Retrieved
589:
532:
457:
454:
364:
347:
331:
320:
293:
289:
235:
234:
18:
1299:Tughlakabad
1264:Mughalsarai
1214:Ispat Nagar
1101:Tughlakabad
1086:Shakurbasti
1056:Pratapnagar
1036:Mughalsarai
926:Golden Rock
858:Diesel Loco
785:Particulars
736:23 November
715:23 November
694:23 November
690:. p. 1
669:23 November
601:13 December
473:Locomotive
463:Locomotives
323:Erode(EDDS)
161:Engine shed
111: /
87:Coordinates
1379:Categories
1329:Steam Loco
1314:Vijayawada
1284:Saharanpur
1179:Bondamunda
1111:Vijayawada
1096:Tondiarpet
1081:Samastipur
1046:New Katani
1016:Malda Town
961:Izzatnagar
921:Gandhidham
901:Bondamunda
581:References
353:, and the
328:Operations
264:Tamil Nadu
252:Arrakkonam
149:Depot code
99:79°40′06″E
96:13°04′55″N
81:Tamil Nadu
1294:Tatanagar
1279:Royapuram
1254:Lallaguda
1199:Gorakhpur
1189:Ghaziabad
1144:Arakkonam
1076:Sabarmati
1021:Maula Ali
991:Kharagpur
911:Ernakulam
886:Bardhaman
479:Quantity
312:Lallaguda
272:Royapuram
270:(ED) and
77:Arakkonam
1364:Category
1304:Vadodara
1274:Rourkela
1259:Ludhiana
1204:Guntakal
1169:Bilaspur
1164:Bhusawal
1091:Siliguri
1031:Motibagh
1006:Ludhiana
966:Jamalpur
941:Guntakal
871:Alambagh
866:Abu Road
790:location
648:29 April
544:See also
139:Operator
73:Location
68:Location
1337:Coonoor
1244:Kazipet
1154:Barauni
1149:Asansol
1051:Patratu
1011:Lumding
986:Kazipet
906:Coonoor
847:Railway
780:Website
761:8 March
619:. IRFCA
597:. IRFCA
286:History
258:of the
254:on the
246:of the
206: (
193:History
1342:Rewari
1309:Valsad
1269:Nagpur
1234:Kanpur
1229:Kalyan
1224:Jhansi
1219:Itarsi
1209:Howrah
1159:Bhilai
1071:Ratlam
1066:Raipur
981:Kalyan
971:Jhansi
956:Itarsi
946:Howrah
881:Bandra
849:depots
623:20 May
314:. New
198:Opened
1239:Katni
1194:Gomoh
1184:Erode
1139:Angul
1106:Vatva
1001:Kurla
976:Kalka
951:Hubli
936:Gooty
931:Gonda
916:Erode
876:Andal
688:(PDF)
524:6122
520:WAG-9
508:4300
504:WAG-5
492:5350
488:WAP-4
343:WAP-4
339:WAG-5
337:, 91
335:WAP-4
316:WAG-7
308:Erode
304:WAP-4
300:WAP-1
296:WAM-4
268:Erode
238:is a
228:WAM-4
224:WAG-7
220:WAP-1
187:WAG-9
183:WAG-5
179:WAP-4
167:Roads
129:Owner
1134:Ajni
1061:Pune
1026:Mhow
763:2024
738:2016
717:2016
696:2016
671:2016
650:2020
625:2020
603:2016
537:159
378:Pic
310:and
208:1980
201:1980
157:Type
527:33
516:3.
511:28
500:2.
495:98
484:1.
476:HP
470:SN
437:5.
427:4.
417:3.
400:2.
383:1.
372:SN
262:in
152:AJJ
1381::
754:.
641:.
79:,
833:e
826:t
819:v
765:.
740:.
719:.
698:.
673:.
652:.
627:.
605:.
210:)
170:6
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
