ERODE Loco Shed Lady Loco Pilot Brings WAP4 for Loco Interchange with WDP4D

Train 12677 - Bangalore City - Ernakulam SF. Erode Jn is the scheduled Loco change station for this train from Diesel to Electric and Vis Versa. From Bangalore it is linked by WDP4D or Dual WDM3A and at Erode the traction changes to Electric till Ernakulam Junction.

Video Chapters for Easy Navigation

0:00 - Arrival at Erode Junction with 40444 WDP4D
1:28 - Close Look at Decoupling of WDP4D
4:05 - The Arrival of the WAP4 for Intercahnge
6:11 - The Lady ALP gets the WAP4 Close
6:40 - The Loco coupling to Caoches ( ICF )
8:42 - Ready for Departure

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Erode Junction railway station (Station Code: ED) is the main railway junction serving the city of Erode, Tamil Nadu. Erode Junction is one of the major railway Junction in Southern Railway and is located near Erode Central Bus Terminus. There is an ISO certified diesel locomotive shed and an electric loco shed attached with Erode Junction.
The station was established in 1862 and was connected by the first electrified broad gauge link from Chennai Central.
he Junction has 4 platforms for handling passenger trains. The Junction serves as the hub for water filling facilities, food provision and toilet cleaning to long distance trains. The station has police station, bookshops, restaurants, accommodation facilities, ATMs, toilets and drinking water facility. There are passenger operated inquiry terminals and touch-screen kiosks. The station has split-flap timing boards, electronic display boards and plasma TVs that mention train timings and platform numbers. There is a stand-alone passenger reservation center that functions adjacent to the Junction

WAP-4 loco belonging to Electric Loco Shed, Erode
Lines
Line No. Towards Passing through Line Track / Type
1 Coimbatore Junction Tiruppur Jolarpettai-Shoranur line Broad Gauge - Double Track - Electrified
2 Salem Junction Sankari
3 Karur Junction Kodumudi Erode–Tiruchirappalli line Broad Gauge - Single Track - Electrified
Locomotive Sheds
See also: Diesel Loco Shed, Erode and Electric Loco Shed, Erode
Erode Junction loco shed is one among the very few stations in India which houses both diesel and electrical locomotives. Erode loco shed currently houses 350 electric and diesel locomotives,[1] making it one of the largest loco sheds operated by Indian Railways. The ISO certified electric locomotive shed houses 100 WAP-4 locomotives in addition to the WAG-7 electric locomotives and 4 WAP-7 Locomotives. The diesel loco shed set up in 1962, houses over 120 WDM-2 and WDM-3A, 11 WDP-4D, 11 WDG-4 (Only GT46ACe wide cab versions) diesel locomotives. The trains passing through Erode junction often have a long technical halt in order to carry out engine swapping and maintenance checks.


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