Electric Loco Shed, Asansol
A factory fresh WAG-9HC at Dankuni. | |
Location within West Bengal | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Asansol, West Bengal |
| Coordinates | 23°41′31″N 86°58′10″E / 23.691972°N 86.969316°E |
| Characteristics | |
| Owner | Indian Railways |
| Operator | Eastern Railway zone |
| Depot code | ASN |
| Type | Engine shed |
| Roads | 6 |
| Rolling stock | WAG-9 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1959 |
| Former rolling stock | WAM-1, WAM-2/3, WAM-4, WAP-6, WAG-2, WAG-3, WAG-4, WAP-4, WAG-5, WAG-7 |
Electric Loco Shed, Asansol is a motive power depot performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for electric locomotives of the Indian Railways, located at Asansol of the Eastern Railway zone in West Bengal, India. It is one of the two electric locomotive sheds of the Eastern Railway, the others being at Howrah (HWH). As of January, 2026, there are 315 locomotives in the shed.