Mhow based YDM-4 at Ratlam. | |
![]() Interactive map of Diesel Loco Shed, Mhow | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | 22°19′30″N75°27′41″E / 22.3251°N 75.4614°E /22.3251; 75.4614 |
| Characteristics | |
| Owner | Indian Railways |
| Operator | Western Railway |
| Depot code | MHOW |
| Type | Engine shed |
| Rolling stock | YDM-4 |
| Routes served | Akola–Ratlam line |
Diesel Loco Shed, Mhow is a metre-gauge engine shed located inMhow, in the Indian state ofMadhya Pradesh. It is located to south ofMhow railway station, it falls under theRatlam railway division ofWestern Railway. It is the smallest of the three locomotive sheds in the Western Railway zone.[1][2][3]
When Loco Shed started 40 YDM-4s were transferred from other MG sheds to restart Loco Shed asMhow was a steam shed till the 1998 when the steam service was withdrawn at time shed has capacity to hold hundred steam locomotives. Locos now service the isolated MG section fromAkola toIndore. Currently it is home 18YDM-4 locomotives.[4][5]
| SN | Locomotive | HP | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YDM-4 | 1400 | 7 |
| Total locomotives active as of June 2025[6][7] | 7 | ||