Patiala and Bathinda both are going to have Electric Loco Sheds in the near future, as proposed to RB.
Ambala Division doesn't have its own Loco shed to ply locos from Ambala to Bathinda via Patiala. The proposed loco shed at Patiala shall cater to PTA -BTI and PTA-KLK section. These sheds have recently been proposed to handle elecos plying on EDFC routes and Railways and vice versa. As Rajpura Patiala Bathinda is a feeder route for EDFC. And shed at BTI shall ply on western routes towards Rajasthan. PTA Eloco shed shall come inside space provided by DLMW Patiala. I have not received official documentation yet, but had spoken to senior concerning officials, who said they have already sent the...
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I have also learnt that DLMW Patiala shall be handling MEMU unit manufacturing in coming times.