 Sabarmati based WDG-4 at Lucknow yard. | |
  Location within Gujarat | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Sabarmati,Ahmedabad,Gujarat |
| Coordinates | 23°04′17″N72°35′14″E / 23.071457°N 72.587237°E /23.071457; 72.587237 |
| Characteristics | |
| Owner | Indian Railways |
| Operator | Western Railway zone |
| Depot code | SBT |
| Type | Engine shed |
| Rolling stock | YDM-4,WDG-4,WDG-4D,WDG-5,WDP-4,WDP-4D,WDG-3A,WDM-3A,WDM-3D,WAG-9,WAG-12 |
| History | |
| Opened | 8 June 1978; 47 years ago (1978-06-08) |
Diesel Loco Shed, Sabarmati is alocomotive maintenance shed located inSabarmati,Ahmedabad,Gujarat in India. It is located east ofSabarmati falling underAhmedabad railway division. The shed caters to the needs of freight as well as passengertrains.[1][2][3][4]
It is one of three diesel loco sheds in theWestern Railway zone, the others are Ratlam andVatva .[5] One of the last remaining major MG loco sheds.
It was established on 8 July 1978 with a holding capacity of 55YDM-3 andYDM-5 locomotives, but 50WDG4 where added to the Loco Shed in 2008 and it was fully operational in 2009. The first EMD loco no. 12224 WDG4 arrived at Sabarmati shed in July 2009. All locos received by the shed are fromBanaras Locomotive Works,Varanasi, India.[citation needed]
The shed currently[when?] holds around 50 EMD BG Locos and 150 MG Locos. It has 45YDM-4/4A locos locomotives out of which 27 MG locos in passenger services and giving inferior service.[citation needed]
The shed too holds the Only 7WDG-5 (EMD GT50AC) locomotives that have been made byBanaras Locomotive Works (BLW).
Nine YDM-4 locos from here have been sold toTogorail and shipped toTogo.[6]
This shed has been recently allotted WAG12 Locomotive in April 2025 and Hold 300 locomotives, making it the 3rd Shed in the entire IR Network after Saharanpur(MELS), Ajni(NEDA).
Major and minor schedules of Diesel Locomotives are carried out in the shed. The shed is ISO: ISO 9002:2001, ISO 14001, ISO 9001:2008 certified.[7]
| Serial No. | Locomotive Class | Horsepower | Quantity |
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| 1. | WDP-4/4D | 4000-4500 | 22 |
| 2. | WDG-4/4D | 35 | |
| 3. | WDG-5 | 5500 | 7 |
| 4. | YDM-4 | 1400 | 11 |
| 5. | WDG-3A | 3100 | 22 |
| 6. | WDM-3D | 3300 | 20 |
| 7. | WAG-9 | 6120 | 45 |
| 8. | WAG-12 | 12000 | 66 |
| Total Locomotives Active as of November 2025[8][9][10] | 228 | ||
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