Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri
Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri is a motive power depot performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for diesel locomotives of the Indian Railways, located at Siliguri Junction railway station (SGUJ) in Siliguri in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is one of the three diesel loco sheds of the Northeast Frontier Railway zone.
 SGUJ based WDP-4 (in Baaz livery) with an express train standing at Guwahati | |
  Location within West Bengal | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Siliguri, Darjeeling district, West Bengal |
| Coordinates | 26.7234°N 88.4138°E |
| Characteristics | |
| Owner(s) | Indian Railways |
| Operator(s) | Northeast Frontier Railway zone |
| Depot code(s) | SGUJ |
| Type | Diesel Locomotives |
| Roads | 6 |
| Rolling stock | WDP 4 WDG 4 WDP 4B WDP 4D WDG 4D |
| History | |
| Opened | 2007 |
Operations
Like all locomotive sheds, Siliguri does regular maintenance, overhaul and repair including painting and washing of locomotives. It not only attends to locomotives housed at Siliguri but also to ones coming in from other sheds as well. It has four pit lines for loco repair.
Livery & Markings
SGUJ has its own livery on WDP-4, it has navy blue, light yellow band and black.
SGUJ has its own stencils and Logo. It is written in both Hindi and English language in bold letters.
Locomotives
| SN | Locomotives | HP | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | WDP 4/4D | 4000/4500 | 81 |
| 2. | WDG-4/4D | 4000/4500 | 132 |
| Total Locomotives Active as of January 2021[1] | 213 | ||
References
- "Railway Website Mechanical Department". Retrieved 16 May 2020.