Diesel Loco Shed, Katni Explained

Diesel Loco Shed, New Katni Junction
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Map Type:India Madhya Pradesh
Location:New Katni Junction, Madhya Pradesh, India
Owner:Indian Railways
Operator:West Central Railway zone
Depotcode:NKJ (D)
Type:engine shed
Rollingstock:WDM-3A
WDG-3A
WAG-5
WAG-7

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]

History

The shed opened in 1962 with forty locomotives. It was the biggest diesel locomotive shed of its time.[4]

Operations

This 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

KTE 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

SNLocomotiveHPQuantity
1.WDM-3A31001
2.WDG-3A310014
3.3850118
4.535096
Total Locomotives Active as of August 2024[6] [7] 229

See also

Electric Loco Shed, Itarsi

Diesel Loco Shed, Ratlam

Diesel Loco Shed, Itarsi

Notes and References

  1. https://www.indianrail.gov.in/enquiry/StaticPages/StaticEnquiry.jsp?StaticPage=index.html Indian Railways
  2. Web site: West Central Railways . 13 June 2023 . 25 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210325011957/https://wcr.indianrailways.gov.in/ . dead .
  3. https://wcr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?fontColor=black&backgroundColor=LIGHTSTEELBLUE&lang=0&id=0,1,291,1419 Jabalpur railway division
  4. Web site: DLS NKJ PDF.
  5. Web site: IRFCA.
  6. Web site: Railway Website Mechanical Department.
  7. Web site: e-locos.