 Valsad based WAP-4E (ex. BRC) at Howrah. | |
  Location within Gujarat | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Valsad,Gujarat |
| Coordinates | 20°36′36″N72°55′34″E / 20.610°N 72.926°E /20.610; 72.926 |
| Characteristics | |
| Owner | Indian Railways |
| Operator | Western Railways |
| Depot code | BL |
| Type | Electricengine shed |
| Roads | 6 |
| Rolling stock | WAP-4 WAP-5 WAP-7 WAG-9 |
| Routes served | Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1970; 55 years ago (1970) |
| Former rolling stock | WAM-4 WCAM-1 WCAM-2P WAG-5 WAG-7 |
Electric Loco Shed, Valsad is an electric engine shed located inValsad, in the Indian state ofGujarat. It is located to south ofValsad railway station, it falls under theMumbai WR railway division ofWestern Railway. It is the largest of locomotive sheds in the Western Railway zone.[1][2][3]
It was established in the 1970s specifically to home dual-power locos. It holds more than 50WAG-5 class locomotives. Post AC conversion ofWestern Railway, few WAG-5, and all WCAM-2P fleet were transferred toCentral Railway'sKalyan Loco Shed, and the WCAM-2Ps were later reclassified asWCAM-2.WCAM-1 were slowly condemned and later, all units of this class got scrapped by 2015. The shed receivedWAG-7 in 2013 but however, it transferred them toRatlam Loco Shed in order to make space for the newerWAG-9 locomotives. The shed also receivedWAP-4 locomotives fromVadodara Loco Shed.
The shed houses over 100 electric locomotives. It was the only loco shed onWestern Railway which had housed the AC/DC locomotives, like WCAM-1 and WCAM-2P and one of the only two in India; the other beingKalyan Loco Shed onCentral Railway to house AC/DC dual powered electric locomotives. Recently many WAG-5/5As have been homed at Valsad which are pure AC locomotives.
* Current locomotives:-
| Serial No. | Locomotive Class | Horsepower | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | WAP-4 | 5350 | 21 |
| 2. | WAP-5 | 6120 | 2 |
| 3. | WAP-7 | 6350 | 45 |
| 4. | WAG-9 | 6120 | 157 |
| Total locomotives active as of November 2025[4] | 225 | ||
* Former Locomotives:-
| Serial No. | Locomotive Class | Horsepower | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | WAM-4 | 3640 | Withdrawn/Scrapped |
| 2. | WCAM-1 | 3640 (AC) 2350 (DC) | Withdrawn/Scrapped |
| 3. | WCAM-2P | 4715 (AC) 2916 (DC) | Transferred toKalyan |
| 4. | WAG-5 | 3850 | Withdrawn/Scrapped, Transferred toRatlam |
| 5. | WAG-7 | 5000 | Transferred toRatlam |
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