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{{Short description|Loco shed in Andhra Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox railway depot
| image = A WDM 3A loco (14090) of Visakhapatnam shed with a passenger train at Bhilai.jpg
| image_upright = 2.0
| caption = VSKP based WDM-3A at Bhilai Nagar.
| map_type = India Andhra Pradesh
| coordinates = {{Coord|17.7291667|83.2677778|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| location = [[Andhra Pradesh, India]]
| owner = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator =
| depotcode = VSKP (D)
| type = [[Motive power depot]]
| opened = {{start date and age|df=yes|1965|05|01}}
| rollingstock = [[WDG-3A]] <br /> [[WDG-4|WDG-4/4D]] <br /> [[WAG-9]] <br /> [[Indian locomotive class WAG D-9|WAG D-9]]
| pregrouping = [[East Coast Railway zone]]
| postgrouping = [[South Coast Railway zone]]
}}

The '''Diesel Loco Shed, Visakhapatnam''' (DLS/VSKP) is an [[Motive power depot|engine shed]] located in [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref name = "ECR - Visakhapatnam DLS">{{cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=Diesel Loco Shed (Visakhapatnam) |url=https://eastcoastrail.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,1290,1711,1718,1726,1727 |website= |location= |publisher=[[East Coast Railway zone|ECR]] |access-date=21 February 2026}}</ref> Administered by the [[Waltair railway division]] of [[East Coast Railway zone|East Coast Railway]], it was established on 2 May 1965 with a fleet of 13 [[Indian locomotive class WDM-1|WDM-1]] locomotives.<ref name = "Yo Vizag - Visakhapatnam DLS' 60th Anniversary">{{cite news |last= |first= |date=3 May 2025 |title=Visakhapatnam Diesel Locomotive Shed celebrates 60th anniversary |url=https://www.yovizag.com/visakhapatnam-diesel-locomotive-shed-celebrates-60th-anniversary/ |work= |location= |publisher= |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=21 February 2026}}</ref> As of February 2026, it is one of the biggest diesel sheds of the [[Indian Railways]] with over 200 locomotives.

== History ==
Visakhapatnam Diesel Loco Shed was established on 2 May 1965 for the transportation of [[iron ore]] from [[Bailadila Range|Bailadila mines]] to [[Visakhapatnam Port]].<ref name = "Yo Vizag - Visakhapatnam DLS' 60th Anniversary" /> Its initial fleet contained 13 [[Indian locomotive class WDM-1|WDM-1]] locomotives.<ref name = "ECR - Visakhapatnam DLS" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.railnews.in/visakhapatnam-diesel-loco-shed-crosses-a-milestone/|title=Visakhapatnam Diesel Loco Shed crosses a Milestone – RailNews Media India Ltd|access-date=9 December 2021|archive-date=14 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214115913/http://www.railnews.in/visakhapatnam-diesel-loco-shed-crosses-a-milestone/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=May 2, 2025 |title=Visakhapatnam Diesel Loco Shed completes 60 glorious years |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/visakhapatnam-diesel-loco-shed-completes-60-glorious-years/article69531974.ece |access-date=2026-04-17 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Operations ==
It is the biggest Diesel Loco Shed in Indian Railways having a capacity to hold more than 300 locos,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/another-milestone-for-diesel-loco-shed/article32216190.ece|title=Another milestone for Diesel Loco Shed|date=28 July 2020|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> and the largest in Asia based on that capacity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/diesel-loco-shed-in-vizag-comes-up-with-uv-based-sanitisers/article31984336.ece|title=Diesel Loco Shed in Vizag comes up with UV-based sanitisers|first=B. Madhu|last=Gopal|date=3 July 2020|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> It mainly provided Diesel locos to the unelectrified sections of ECoR and sections of SCoR.{{fact|date=December 2022}}

== Locomotives ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
|-
! Serial No. !! Locomotive Class !! Horsepower!! Quantity
|-
| 1. || [[WDG-3A]] || 3100 || 1
|-
| 2. || [[WDG-4|WDG-4/4D]] || 4500 || 131
|-
| 3. || [[WAG-9]] || 6120 || 200
|-
| 4. || [[Indian locomotive class WAG D-9|WAG D-9]] || 9000 || 34
|-
| colspan="3" |'''Total Locomotives Active as of May 2026'''<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|title=e-locos|url=http://elocos.railnet.gov.in/Holding/holding.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508044642/http://elocos.railnet.gov.in/Holding/holding.html|archive-date=8 May 2016|access-date=8 December 2021}}</ref>||366
|}

== See also ==
* [[Electric Loco Shed, Visakhapatnam]]
* [[Electric Loco Shed, Angul]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Locomotives Sheds of India}}

[[Category:Buildings and structures in Visakhapatnam]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Andhra Pradesh]]

Diesel Loco Shed Visakhapatnam - Revision history

Greensobhacondo at 13:51, 6 May 2026