It is located north-east of Vatva falling under Ahmedabad railway division.

The shed caters to the need of freight as well as passenger trains.

[1][2][3][4] It is one of the three diesel loco sheds in the Western Railway zone, others are Ratlam and Sabarmati .

It received its first locomotive, a WDM-2, from Diesel Loco Shed, Ratlam.

[citation needed] Major and minor schedules of Diesel Locomotives are carried out in the shed.