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Indian locomotive class WAG-9

🇨🇭 Switzerland ·built by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited· from 1995· Indian broad gauge electric freight locomotive

⚡ electric locomotive electric ✓ in service

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. GMO based WAG-9 loco with BOX type freight train: Smeet Chowdhury· CC BY 2.0
2. WAG9HC 42630: Raju2789· CC0
3. Bhilai EF12K (WAG-9 Twins) on duty.: Igobymanynames1· CC BY-SA 4.0
4. New Katni Jn. WAG-9HC hauling 13513 Asansol-Hatia Express: Igobymanynames1· CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Wag-9 Locomotive at Vangaon Railway station: Historical Trains· CC0
6. 31127 WAG-9 loco of (LGD) at Dankuni with BOXN freight rake: Smeet Chowdhury· CC BY 2.0
7. 31291 Bhilai (BIA) based WAG-9 loco at Rajahmundry: Adityamadhav83· CC BY-SA 3.0
8. A Krishnarajapuram-based WAG-9HC at Bangalore City Railway Station: Arjun1001· CC BY-SA 4.0
9. AJNI WAG - 9 (36564287322): Belur Ashok from Secunderabad, India· CC BY 2.0
10. AJNI WAG9 ^31089 with a BCNA rake - Flickr - Dr. Santulan Mahanta: Santulan Mahanta from Golaghat (GLGT), Guwahati (GHY), Lucknow (LKO), New Delhi (NDLS), INDIA· CC BY 2.0

what is it?

The Indian locomotive class WAG-9 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1995 by ABB for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Goods traffic (G), 9th generation (9) locomotive. They entered service in 1996.

who runs it

Indian Railways

base stats

speed 100 km/htop speed
power 8.9 MWpower output
weight 123 tin working order
built 1,848made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

First built 31 years ago, in 1995.
8.9 MW is about 105 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
Weighs about as much as 21 African elephants (~6 t each).
20.6 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
Still in service after 29 years.

electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.

spec sheet

built: 1995
in service from: 1997
status: in service
number built: 1,848
kind: Electric
traction: electric
origin: 🇨🇭 Switzerland
builders: Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Patiala Locomotive Works, Chittaranjan Locomotive Works
operators: Indian Railways
top speed: 100 km/h
power: 8.9 MW
gauge: 1,676 mm Indian broad gauge
electric system: Overhead
wheel arrangement: Co′Co′
length: 20.6 m
weight: 123 t

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q6022601, Wikipedia: Indian locomotive class WAG-9 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.