 Vadodara based Fortune Chakki Fresh Atta advertised WAP-7 at Bilimora | |
  Location within Gujarat | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Vadodara,Gujarat |
| Coordinates | 22°18′39″N73°10′51″E / 22.3108°N 73.1809°E /22.3108; 73.1809 |
| Characteristics | |
| Owner | Indian Railways |
| Operator | Western Railway zone |
| Depot code | BRC |
| Type | ElectricEngine shed |
| Roads | 7 |
| Rolling stock | WAP-5 WAP-7 WAG-9 |
| Routes served | Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line Mathura–Vadodara section Ahmedabad–Delhi main line Viramgam-Okha line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1970; 55 years ago (1970) |
| Former rolling stock | WAM-4 WAP-4 WAG-5 |
Electric Loco Shed, Vadodara is an electric engine shed located inVadodara, in the Indian state ofGujarat. It is located to south ofVadodara railway station, it falls under theVadodara railway division ofWestern Railway. It is the largest of locomotive sheds in the Western Railway zone.
It was established in the 1970s specifically to home dual-power locos. It holds more than 50WAG-5 class locomotives.
It was an AC electric trip shed to house locos coming from other sheds and an AC/DC dual loco trip shed which houses WCAM class locomotives from Valsad shed and which allows locomotive changes at Vadodara because the trains which were coming from New Delhi mainline are AC Locomotives and the trains going to Mumbai need AC/DC Loco.
Post AC conversion ofWestern Railway,WCAM-1 &WCAM-2/2P fleet transferred toCentral Railway'sKalyan Loco Shed. WCAM-1 was gradually condemned and are out of service totally.
BRC WAP-5 & WAP-7 has three brand advertisement, one isAmul Milk second isFortune Edible Oils & Chakki Fresh Atta and third isJoy Electric Bike. It is painted on loco's body side.BRC loco shed has its own stencils. It is written in Hindi and English language on loco's front side, rear side and lower bodyside.
| Serial No. | Locomotive Class | Horsepower | Quantity |
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| 1 | WAP-5 | 6120 | 64 |
| 2 | WAP-7 | 6350 | 157 |
| 3 | WAG-9 | 6120 | 77 |
| Total locomotives active as of November 2025[1] | 298 | ||
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