Diesel Loco Shed, Tondiarpet

Diesel Loco Shed, Tondiarpet
Location
LocationTondiarpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates13°07′36″N 80°16′53″E / 13.1268°N 80.2815°E / 13.1268; 80.2815
Characteristics
OwnerIndian Railways
OperatorSouthern Railway zone
Depot codeTNPD
TypeEngine shed
Rolling stockWDM 3A, WDG 3A, WDS 6, WDG 4, WDM 7
History
Opened1972; 52 years ago (1972)

Diesel Loco Shed, Tondiarpet is a motive power depot performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for diesel locomotives of the Indian Railways. It is located near Tondiarpet railway station (TNP) of the Southern Railway zone in the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu[1][2] and is one of the four diesel loco sheds of the Southern Railway, the others being at Ernakulam (ERS) at Kochi, Erode (ED) and Golden Rock (GOC) at Trichy.

  1. ^ "Mechanical Engineering - Diesel Loco Sheds, Southern Railway". Indian Railways. Railway Board. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  2. ^ "About us". Southern Railway zone. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2014.