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CARRIAGE & WAGON

HOWRAH DIVISION C&W Activities under the control of Sr.DME(C&W)/Howrah:

CARRIAGE & WAGON MAINTENANCE DEPOTS : Coaching :

Tikiapara Coaching Depot Sorting Yard Coaching Complex Jheel Siding Coaching Depot Barddhaman C&W Depot Azimganj C&W Depot NG Coach maintenance Depot -Katwa

Freight:

Pakur Freight Depot

A. COACHING ACTIVITIES IN DEPOTS i. Tikiapara Coaching Depot DEPOT BRIEF

Tikiapara is one of the oldest and largest Coaching Maintenance depot on ‘Indian

Railways’.

Total 23 Primary base trains and 05 Secondary / Round Trip trains are being

maintained at Tikiapara Coaching Depot.

Total coach holding : 868 coaches.

Maintains prestigious trains like Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto, and Yuva Express.

LHB coaches have been introduced in Howrah – New

Delhi Kolkata Rajdhani Express w.e.f. Feb’ 2006,

Howrah – New Delhi Poorva Express w.e.f. 30th

Apr’

2013 and Howrah – Ranchi Shatabdi Express w.e.f. 3rd

Dec’ 2013.

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Hybrid with Air spring Duronto Express from 2

nd

April’10

NDLS Yuva Express, first on Indian Railway, from 30th

Dec’09.

AC Double Decker Express (HWH –

DHN), 1st in Indian Railways, introduced

on 01.10.2011

Summer special, Durga Puja special are being formed and maintained every year

during, Summer & Durga Puja.

ii. Sorting Yard Coaching Complex DEPOT BRIEF

Coach maintenance started at new coaching complex, Sorting

Yard on 15th

August 2001 with single pit and finally 05 deep

pits were constructed by Sept‘ 06. Covered Shed is

provided over Pit Line No. 1 to 3 with automatic

turbo ventilators.

Total 13 Primary base trains and 04 Round trip

trains are being maintained at Sorting Yard

Coaching Complex.

Total coach holding: 711 coaches.

For optimum utilization of pits, round the clock maintenance facilities have been

provided.

iii. Jheel Siding Coaching Depot DEPOT BRIEF

Most of the Howrah base Passenger trains and 03 Express trains are maintained at this depot.

Total 09 Primary base trains and 01 Round trip train are being maintained at Jheel

Siding Coaching Depot

Total coach holding: 258 coaches.

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iv. Barddhaman C&W Depot DEPOT BRIEF

04 Passenger trains including 02 DEMU rakes are

maintained at this depot.

Total coach holding : 85 coaches ART: There is a C&W Brake down gang for assisting

ART, based at BWN.

v. Azimganj C&W Depot DEPOT BRIEF

Azimganj depot carries out Primary maintenance of 02 Passenger rakes daily.

Total coach holding : 78 coaches

vi. Katwa C&W Depot DEPOT BRIEF

Katwa is the only NG maintenance depot in Howrah

division.

Total Coach holding : IRS type - 11

Rail Car type - 15

ART: NG ART is available for NG section.

vii. Rampurhat C&W Depot DEPOT BRIEF

16nos. of Round trip and Turn – round trains are attended at Platform.

B. FREIGHT ACTIVITIES

Pakur Freight Depot DEPOT BRIEF

Pakur is the major Freight earning depot of Howrah Division, where

Ballast/Boulder (stone chips) at Quarry and Coal at Panem siding are being

loaded.

PKR is an Examination point for CC Rake, Premium Rake & End-to-End Rakes. Door closing of BOBRN rakes have been started from Mar’ 2014.

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ACHIEVEMENTS i. Salvaging wagon :

One salvaging wagon has been made by modifying an over aged

BOXN wagon, to serve the en-route wheel loading /unloading

operation including carrying of the wheel set to and from the

spot. Previously unloading/re-loading of wheel set was being

done manually and was not very safe for staff

ii. Retro fitment of Bio-Digester toilet :

Total 70 Digester Tanks have been fitted in coaches with

anaerobic bacteria charged.

iii. Modification in CDTS retention tank bottom chutes in LHB type

coaches to prevent choking & squeezing :

Existing CDTS retention tank bottom chutes are being squeezed

& choked due to hitting of foreign material on run, causing

accumulation of waste at retention tank. Existing chutes have

been modified & strengthened by providing one SS ring at mouth

& six SS supporting ribs.

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