EMU & MEMU both services are maintained. All types of maintenance schedule such as Trip Inspection (TI) on 10 days, IA on 45 days and 6 monthly IC on 180 days are followed. Staff sanctioned & on roll as on 31.01.12 (Gr.C+Gr.D) : 747/658 (This included TPKR Shed, KGP MEMU Carshed & PKU Carshed).
Tikiapara carshed (TPKR)-EMUs & MEMUs. Capacity -22.5 rakes (8-car)
Tikiapara Car shed is headedby Sr.DEE/TRS/TPKR & assisted by AEE/TRS/TPKR.
(a) Line capacity:
- Heavy lifting - 2 lines
- Inspection - 2 lines
- Stabling (With pit) - 4 lines
- Stabling(without pit-3)&Washing (1) - 4 lines
Total 12 lines
§Shunting neck - Both ends (for 9- coach rake, now
augmenting for 12-coach rake)
| Sr.No. | Line No. | Length of Pits (in mts ) | Remarks. |
| 1 | Heavy lifting = 2 no | 219 | 2 no suitable for 10-car & under extension for 12-car |
| 2 | Inspection = 2 no | 219 | 2 no suitable for 10-car & under extension for 12-car |
| 3 | Stabling = 4 no | 206 | 4 no suitable for 9-car & under extension for 12-car |
(b) Schedule Inspections :
| SrNo | Type of Inspection | Taken at | After days | Time taken | Avg. no of inspections carried out during the month. |
| 1 | Safe to run/ Daily inspection | Stabling point & shed | Daily | 3-4 hrs. | (a) IA – 14 EMU Rakes + 3 MEMU rakes (b)TI – 29 EMU Rakes + 5 MEMU Rakes. (c) IC - 2 EMU Rakes + 1 MEMU rake (d)Washing – 1 rake every day. |
| 2 | Trip inspection | At Shed | Once in 10 days | 6-7 hrs. |
| 3 | Monthly (IA) | -do- | Once in 45 days | 8 hrs. |
| 4 | 6-monthly (IC) | -do- | Once in 180 days | (i) 2 days for 1 EMU rake (ii) 1 day for 1 MEMU rake (in 2 shift) |
EMU Carshed Panskura(PKU) : Capacity - 9.5 rakes
A car shed at PKU exists for maintenance of EMU Coaches but there is no lifting facility. Sr.DEE/TPKR looks after Panskura carshed also. Staff on roll (Included in the TPKR Staff strength) as on 31.01.12 ( Gr.C+Gr.D) : 39 (Including 5 supervisors)
(a) Line capacity.
Inspection - 2 lines (Suitable for 10 Car rake)
Stabling & washing - 2 lines ( -Do- )
Total 4
(b) Following Inspections Schedule carried out in this shed.
| SrNo | Type of Inspection | Taken at | After days | Time taken | Avg. no of inspections carried out during the month. |
| 1 | Safe to run/ Daily inspection | Stabling point & shed | Daily | 3-4hrs. | (a) TI–22 EMU rakes (b) Washing – 1 rake every day. |
