Electric Loco Shed, Kanpur is a motive power depot performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for electric locomotives of the Indian Railways, located at Kanpur of the North Central Railway zone in Uttar Pradesh, India.

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Electric Loco Shed, Kanpur

Kanpur based WAG-9HC in tricolor livery standing at Katihar Jn.
Location within Uttar Pradesh
Location
Location	Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Coordinates	26.455402°N 80.328925°E / 26.455402; 80.328925
Characteristics
Owner	Indian Railways
Operator	North Central Railways
Depot code	CNB
Type	Engine shed
Roads	6
Rolling stock	WAP-7 WAG-9
History
Opened	1965; 59 years ago (1965)
Former rolling stock	WAP-4 WAG-7 WAM-4

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Being one of the electric engine sheds in North Central Railway, various major and minor maintenance schedules of electric locomotives are carried out here. It has the sanctioned capacity of 150 engine units. Beyond the operating capacity, this shed houses a total of 243 engine units, including 15 WAP-4, 50+ WAP-7, 70+ WAG-7 and 90+ WAG-9. Like all locomotive sheds, CNB does regular maintenance, overhaul and repair including painting and washing of locomotives. CNB locomotives used to be predominantly the regular links for trains traveling to north and east as well.