Electric Loco Shed, Howrah

Electric Loco Shed, Howrah
Location
LocationHowrah, West Bengal
Coordinates22°36′17″N 88°20′07″E / 22.604813°N 88.335240°E / 22.604813; 88.335240
Characteristics
OwnerIndian Railways
OperatorEastern Railway zone
Depot codeHWH
TypeEngine shed
Roads6
Rolling stockWAP-4
WAP-5
WAP-7
History
Opened2001; 23 years ago (2001)
Former rolling stockWAP-1
WAM-4
Route haul map of HWH ELS (Howrah Electric Loco shed) locomotives

Electric Loco Shed, Howrah is a motive power depot performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for electric locomotives of the Indian Railways, located at Howrah 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 Asansol (ASN). As of 1 July 2020 there are 150 locomotives in the shed.[1]

  1. ^ "e-Locos".