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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Loco shed in Karnataka, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox railway depot<br />
| name = Diesel & Electric Loco Shed, Krishnarajapuram<br />
| image = A Krishnarajapuram-based WAG-9HC at Bangalore City Railway Station.jpg <br />
| caption = KJM based WAG-9HC rest at KSR Bengaluru <br />
| map_type = India Bengaluru <br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|13.002399|77.692842|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}},<br />
| map_size = <br />
| location = Devasandra, [[Krishnarajapuram]], Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560036, India<br />
| owner = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[South Western Railway zone]]<br />
| depotcode = KJM<br />
| type = [[Engine shed]]<br />
| roads = <br />
| rollingstock = [[WDM-3A]], [[WDM-3D]], [[Indian locomotive class WDS-6|WDS-6]], [[WDG-3A]], [[WDP-4]], [[WDP-4D]], [[WDG-4]], [[WAP-5]], [[WAP-7]], [[WAG-9]]<br />
| former_rolling_stock = [[Indian locomotive class WDM-2|WDM-2]]<br />
| routes = <br />
| opened = {{Start date and age|1986|df=y}}<br />
| closed = <!--{{End date|YYYY|MM|df=y}}--><br />
| original = <br />
| pregrouping = <br />
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| image_width = <br />
}}<br />
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The '''Diesel & Electric Loco Shed, Krishnarajapuram''' is a [[motive power depot]] performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for [[diesel locomotive]]s and [[electric locomotive]]s of the [[Indian Railways]], located at [[Krishnarajapuram railway station|'''Krishnarajapuram''']] (KJM) of the [[South Western Railway zone]] in the city of [[Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]]. It is one of two diesel loco sheds and only electric loco sheds of the South Western Railway, the other being at [[Hubballi]].<br />
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== Livery and markings ==<br />
[[File:KUM DLS Logo.png|thumb|150px|Logo Mark of '''Diesel Loco Shed, Krishnarajapuram''']]<br />
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KJM based locomotives have a standard shed livery. KJM DLS has its own markings and stencils. It is written on loco's body as well as front and back side.<br />
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== Diesel Locomotives==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Serial No.<br />
! Locomotive Class<br />
! Horsepower<br />
! Quantity<br />
|-<br />
|1.<br />
|[[Indian locomotive class WDG-2/3A|WDG-3A]]<br />
|3100<br />
|8<br />
|-<br />
|2.<br />
|[[Indian locomotive class WDM-3A|WDM-3A]]<br />
|3100<br />
|8<br />
|-<br />
|3.<br />
|[[Indian locomotive class WDM-3D|WDM-3D]]<br />
|3300<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
|4.<br />
|[[Indian locomotive class WDP-4|WDP-4/4D]]<br />
|4000/4500<br />
|103<br />
|-<br />
|5.<br />
|[[Indian locomotive class WDG-4|WDG-4/4D]]<br />
|4000/4500<br />
|26<br />
|-<br />
|6.<br />
|[[Indian locomotive class WDS-6|WDS-6]]<br />
|1400<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="3" |'''Total Diesel Locomotives Active as of July 2025'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Railway Website Mechanical Department|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,304,366,541,710,717|access-date=16 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irfca.org/apps/locos/list?list_type=named|title = IRFCA}}</ref>||153<br />
|}<br />
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== Electric Locomotives==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Serial No.<br />
! Locomotive Class<br />
! Horsepower<br />
! Quantity<br />
|-<br />
|1.<br />
|[[WAP-5]]<br />
|6120<br />
|4<br />
|-<br />
|2.<br />
|[[WAP-7]]<br />
|6350<br />
|91<br />
|-<br />
|3.<br />
|[[WAG-9]]<br />
|6122<br />
|99<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="3" |'''Total Locomotives Active as of May 2026'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=e-Locos|url=http://elocos.railnet.gov.in/Holding/holding.html}}</ref>||194<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
{{Commons category}}<br />
*[https://swr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?fontColor=black&backgroundColor=LIGHTSTEELBLUE&lang=0&id=0,1,261,293,532 Diesel Shed (Krishnarajapuram)] South Western Railway<br />
*[https://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html Sheds and Workshops] IRFCA<br />
*{{Cite web|title=Karnataka to get its own electric loco shed at Krishnarajapuram|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2019/may/17/karnataka-to-get-its-own-electric-loco-shed-at-krishnarajapuram-1977943.html|access-date=2021-06-21|website=The New Indian Express}}<br />
*{{Cite web|date=July 27, 2019|first=Christin Mathew|last=Philip|title=Karnataka's 1st electric loco shed to be ready in 2020|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/karnatakas-1st-electric-loco-shed-to-be-ready-in-2020/articleshow/70413386.cms|access-date=2021-06-21|website=The Times of India}}<br />
*{{Cite news|date=2019-07-31|title=Railway Ministry opens electrification project unit in Bengaluru|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/railway-ministry-opens-electrification-project-unit-in-bengaluru/article28763595.ece|access-date=2021-06-21|issn=0971-751X}}<br />
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{{Locomotives Sheds of India}}<br />
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[[Category:South Western Railway zone]]<br />
[[Category:1981 establishments in Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Bengaluru]]<br />
[[Category:Transport infrastructure completed in 1981]]<br />
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