Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri

Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri is a motive power depot performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for diesel locomotives of the Indian Railways, located at Siliguri Junction railway station (SGUJ) in Siliguri in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is one of the three diesel loco sheds of the Northeast Frontier Railway zone.

Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri
Location
LocationSiliguri, Darjeeling district, West Bengal
Coordinates26.7234°N 88.4138°E / 26.7234; 88.4138
Characteristics
OwnerIndian Railways
OperatorNortheast Frontier Railway zone
Depot codeSGUJ
Type
  • Diesel Locomotives
  • Electric Locomotives
Roads6
Rolling stockWDP 4
WDG 4
WDP 4B
WDP 4D
WDG 4D
WAG-9
History
Opened2007 (2007)

Operations

Like all locomotive sheds, Siliguri does regular maintenance, overhaul and repair including painting and washing of locomotives. It not only attends to locomotives housed at Siliguri but also to ones coming in from other sheds as well. It has four pit lines for loco repair.

Livery & Markings
605 The first Tri-Colour NG loco of SGUJ DLS
HEERAK (WDG 4B) The first Tri-Colour EMD loco of Siliguri DLS
The first E - loco of Siliguri DLS 33628 (WAG9 HC)
12064 (WDG4) The first EMD loco of Siliguri DLS


SGUJ has its own livery on WDP-4, it has navy blue, light yellow band and black.

SGUJ has its own stencils and Logo. It is written in both Hindi and English language in bold letters.

SGUJ DLS was renaming some EMD locos for promoting the culture & tourism of Northeast India which is proposed by NF Rail Enthusiasts group.

Broad Gauge
  • 20075 - Heerak (Tricolour)
  • 40023 - Netaji (Tricolour)
  • 40383 - Baghajatin

Narrow gauge
  • 601 - Kanchanjungha
  • 602 - Himalaya
  • 603 - Tridhara
  • 604 - Sherpa
  • 605 - Swaraj (Tricolour)

Locomotives
SN Locomotives HP Quantity
1. WDP 4/4D 4000/4500 56
2. WDG-4/4D 4000/4500 156
3. WAG-9 6120 10
Total Locomotives Active as of August 2023[1]222

References
  1. "Railway Website Mechanical Department". Retrieved 16 May 2020.
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