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Palakkad MEMU Shed

Palakkad MEMU Car Shed
Location
LocationPalakkad Junction railway station, India
Coordinates10°48′09″N 76°38′41″E / 10.8025579°N 76.6448605°E / 10.8025579; 76.6448605
Characteristics
OwnerIndian Railways
OperatorSouthern Railway zone
Depot codePGT
TypeElectric multiple unit
Rolling stockMEMU
Routes servedSRRTooltip Shoranur Junction–CANTooltip Kannur railway station175.3 km
PGTNTooltip Palakkad Town railway station–EDTooltip Erode Junction160.4 km
SRRTooltip Shoranur Junction–CBETooltip Coimbatore Junction155.6 km
PGTTooltip Palakkad Junction–ERSTooltip Ernakulam Junction149.4 km
PGTNTooltip Palakkad Town railway station–CBETooltip Coimbatore Junction58 km
History
Opened1 January 2011
(14 years ago) (2011-01-01)

Palakkad MEMU Car Shed is an ISO certified motive power depot facility for maintaining MEMU rakes, situated at Palakkad in the Indian state of Kerala.[1] It is one of the four MEMU rake maintenance sheds serving the Southern Railway zone of the Indian Railways and the first MEMU Shed in Kerala.[2][3]

History

Railway proposed MEMU Car sheds in Palakkad and Kollam in 2008's Indian Railway Budget.[4] Palakkad MEMU shed inaugurated on 1 January 2011.[5] The Kollam MEMU Shed was formally commissioned on 1 December 2013, five years after its completion.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ More Memu sheds sought in Railway Budget
  2. ^ "Passenger bodies from Kerala seek a better deal from Railway". The Hindum. 2024-02-20. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  3. ^ "Ernakulam-Thrissur MEMU service gets off the blocks". The Hindu. 2013-03-23. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
  4. ^ Rs.74-crore MEMU shed project awaits nod
  5. ^ More Memu sheds sought in Railway Budget
  6. ^ MEMU Maintenance Work Begins in Kollam Kollam MEMU Shed
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palakkad_MEMU_Shed