Suraj Kumar

Sr. Divisional Electrical Engineer (MEMU), Asansol.
email: srdeememuasn@gmail.com

MEMU SHED ASANSOL, EASTERN RAILWAY

On 11th July 1994, the first MEMU service was introduced in the Asansol–Burdwan section (105 km) of Eastern Railway. Initially, o­nly Trip Inspections (TI) of MEMUs were carried out at the old coaching complex in Asansol, while IA inspections and heavy lifting were undertaken at the EMU Car Shed, Howrah. The MEMU Shed at Asansol was established in 1999, with a holding capacity of 30 Motor Coaches (MCs) and 90 Trailer Coaches (TCs), supported by limited maintenance facilities.

At present, the shed holds 112 Motor Coaches (MCs) and 336 Trailer Coaches (TCs). With this fleet, it maintains 31 rakes of 12-car and 9 rakes of 8-car, comprising different propulsion systems such as Conventional, BHEL 3PH, Medha (OB) 3PH, Medha (US) 3PH, and Alstom 3PH. These rakes collectively operate 147 train services, covering a total of 15,331 km per day across Eastern, East Central, South Eastern, and Northern Railways. Of these, 91 train services (5,670 km per day) are operated within the Asansol Division