Electric Loco Shed, Jhansi

{{short description|Loco shed in Uttar Pradesh, India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}

{{Use Indian English|date=September 2020}}

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| name = Electric Loco Shed, Jhansi

| image = BHEL Loco.jpg

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| caption = Jhansi based WAG-7 at BHEL yard, Jhansi

| location = Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh

| country = {{flag|India}}

| coordinates = {{Coord|25.4439|N|78.5534|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| owner = Indian Railways

| operator = North Central Railway zone

| depotcode = JHS

| type = Engine shed

| opened = {{Start date and age|1987|||df=y}}

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| rollingstock = WAP-4
WAG-5
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Electric Loco Shed, Jhansi is a motive power depot performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for electric locomotives of the Indian Railways, located at Jhansi of the North Central Railway zone in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Operation

Being one of the electric engine sheds in North Central Railway, various major and minor maintenance schedules of electric locomotives are carried out here. It has the sanctioned capacity of 150 engine units. Beyond the operating capacity, this shed houses a total of 215 engine units, including 38 WAP-4, 117 WAG-5 and 65 WAG-7. Like all locomotive sheds, JHS does regular maintenance, overhaul and repair including painting and washing of locomotives.{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html |title = Sheds and Workshops| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 26 November 2013}}

Locomotives

class="wikitable"
SNLocomotivesHPQuantity
1WAP-4505038
2WAG-53850106
3WAG-75500108
4WAG-9612019
colspan="3" |Total locomotives active as of January 2025{{Cite web|title=e-Locos|url=http://elocos.railnet.gov.in/Holding/holding.html}}271

References