Electric Loco Shed, Asansol

Electric Loco Shed, Asansol
Location
LocationAsansol, West Bengal
Coordinates23°41′31″N 86°58′10″E / 23.691972°N 86.969316°E / 23.691972; 86.969316
Characteristics
OwnerIndian Railways
OperatorEastern Railway zone
Depot codeASN
TypeEngine shed
Roads6
Rolling stockWAG-5
WAG-7
WAG-9
History
Opened1959; 65 years ago (1959)
Former rolling stockWAM-1, WAM-2/3, WAM-4, WAP-6, WAG-2, WAG-3, WAG-4, WAP-4

Electric Loco Shed, Asansol is a motive power depot performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for electric locomotives of the Indian Railways, located at Asansol of the Eastern Railway zone in West Bengal, India. It is one of the two electric locomotive sheds of the Eastern Railway, the others being at Howrah (HWH). As of November,2022, there are 142 locomotives in the shed.[1]

  1. ^ "e-Locos".