Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri

Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri
	A Siliguri-based WDP-4 at New Guwahati City
	Location within West Bengal
Location
Location	Siliguri, Darjeeling, West Bengal
Coordinates	26°43′24″N 88°24′50″E / 26.7234°N 88.4138°E / 26.7234; 88.4138
Characteristics
Owner	Indian Railways
Operator	Northeast Frontier Railway zone
Depot code	SGUJ
Type	Locomotive shed
Roads	6
Rolling stock	WDP-4 / WDP-4B / WDP-4D; WDG-4 / WDG-4D; WAG-9;
History
Opened	Metre-gauge: January 26, 1962; 63 years ago (1962-01-26); Broad-gauge: January 13, 2007; 19 years ago (2007-01-13);

Loco shed in West Bengal, India

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.

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 the ones coming in from other sheds. It has a sanctioned homing capacity of 100 locomotives and has four pit lines for loco repair.^[2]^: 156

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 in bold letters.

SGUJ DLS was renaming some EMD locos for promoting the culture and tourism of Northeast India which is proposed by NF Rail Enthusiasts group.

The WAG-9 HC of this shed are green with a yellow band and locomotive number written on the band in dark blue or black colour. The name "Siliguri" is written on the locomotive body just below the band.

The WAP-7 of this shed are white with a red band and locomotive number written on the band in black colour. The name "Siliguri" is also written on the locomotive body below the band.

Broad Gauge

20075 - Heerak [Now homed at New Guwahati]
40023 - Netaji (Tricolour)
40096 - Jaldapara [National Park]
40383 - Baghajatin (Tricolour Striped)
40404 - Ramanujan (Tricolour Striped)
40436 - Gaj Prahari
38130 - Trisrota
38135 - Deshbandhu

Narrow gauge

601 - Kanchanjungha
602 - Himalaya
603 - Tridhara
604 - Sherpa
605 - Swaraj (Tricolour)

Locomotives

Serial No.	Locomotive Class	Horsepower	Quantity
1.	WDP-4/4B/4D	4000/4500	63
2.	WDG-4/4D	4000/4500	156
3.	WAP-7	6350	37
4.	WAG-9	6120	13
5.	WDG-4G	4500	16
6.	WDG-6G	6000	10
Total Locomotives Active as of January 2026^[3]^[4]			295

References

^ a b "Brief History of the Siliguri Diesel Shed" (PDF). nfr.indianrailways.gov.in. NFR. 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
^ "Northeast Frontier Railway - Annual Report, 2023-24" (PDF). nfr.indianrailways.gov.in. NFR. 14 October 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
^ "Mechanical Engineering - Traction Circulars". indianrailways.gov.in. Department of Mechanical Engineering. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
^ "Electric Loco Holding & Availability Targets". elocos.railnet.gov.in. Retrieved 28 May 2025.

[History_of_Siliguri_Diesel_Shed-1] "Brief History of the Siliguri Diesel Shed" (PDF). nfr.indianrailways.gov.in. NFR. 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2026.

[NFR's_Annual_Report_-_2023-24-2] "Northeast Frontier Railway - Annual Report, 2023-24" (PDF). nfr.indianrailways.gov.in. NFR. 14 October 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2026.

[3] "Mechanical Engineering - Traction Circulars". indianrailways.gov.in. Department of Mechanical Engineering. Retrieved 16 May 2020.

[4] "Electric Loco Holding & Availability Targets". elocos.railnet.gov.in. Retrieved 28 May 2025.