10 FACTS ABOUT INDIAN RAILWAYS!
10 FACTS ABOUT INDIAN RAILWAYS
FACT #10
Indian Railways took on its maiden journey on April 16, 1853 from Mumbai to Thane
A book found in IIT Roorke library (Report on the Ganga Canal, 1860), however, claims that the first train actually ran between Roorkee and Piran Kaliyar on December 22, 1851.
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| One of the first trains that ran in india! Source : WIKIPEDIA |
FACT #09
Indian Railways is the largest rail network in Asia and the world’s second largest.
Transports almost 23 MILLION PASSENGERS A DAY!
FACT #08
The Gatiman Express is india's fastest train that runs between Delhi and Agra . It operates at a speed of 160kmph (99mph)
It takes 100mins to cover 188kms (NZM-AGC)
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| GATIMAN EXPRESS ON ITS FIRST RUN! PIC CREDITS : NITIN |
FACT #07
The Fairy Queen was certified by the Guinness Book of Records in 1998 as the world's oldest steam locomotive in regular operation.
It was also awarded the Heritage Award from the International Tourist Bureau, Berlin.
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| FAIRY QUEEN Locomotive ! PIC Credits : S.. SUBRAMANIUM (Taken from the Hindu article , Fairy Queen Image |
FACT #06
Indian Railways is one of the world's largest employers (#7, according to the Economist magazine), staffing over 1.4 million people.
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| Credits : Google Images . Gangman At Work! |
FACT #05
The New Delhi Railway Station has found a spot in the Guinness Book of Records for having the world’s largest Route Relay Interlocking System.
Around 88 trains depart from here daily!
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| Credits : indianrailinfo Wesite |
FACT #04
'Ib' in Odisha is the shortest name of a railway station In India
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| Credits : indiarailinfo |
While The longest s in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, called 'Venkatanarasimharajuvariipeta(Single word)
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| Pic Credits : https://www.flickr.com/photos/inderstadt/ |
FACT #03
The railway station of Navapur is built in 2 states; one half of it is in Maharashtra and the other half is in Gujarat.
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| Credits : Google Images |
FACT #02
Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari Vivek Express Takes the longest route on the Indian Railways network, in terms of distance and also it takes the max no of time(hrs) to reach the destination by any train in india , and is the 9th longest in the world!
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| Credits : Wikipedia |
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| Credits :Abhinav Phangcho |
FACT #01
The under-construction Chenab railway bridge, in Reasi district, J&K, is expected to be one of the highest rail bridges in the world, when completed.
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| Credits : Google Images |
How to plan an Affordable Goa Trip? (Cheaper)
PLANNING FOR AN AFFORDABLE TRIP
It is indeed possible for us to plan an affordable trip to goa to enjoy with our friends . The real problem is we don't really have the patience to sit and plan . We have a mind set that "Goa" Means Costly . Indeed, instead of a last minute plan - planning early would cut down various costs.Reaching Goa
Reaching Goa depends on your choice . It is well connected by Trains and Flights . I would prefer Taking a train from anywhere in India as MADGAON (MAO) Railway Station is well connected with all the parts of the country,OR reach mumbai /Mangalore and take a train upto MADGAON/VASCO-DA-GAMA. (because taking a train (Sleeper Class) will make the trip even more economical even though you have to spend a little more time travelling .STAY AT GOA
Have you ever heard of retiring rooms? . Retiring rooms are the rooms which are available for the passengers to stay in the station premises itself . Mostly 2 per room are allowed but with the extra fare of 150 bucks one more person can be included . A Retiring room can be booked for a single ticket for 48hrs . (Means Either 08:00hrs to 08:00hrs of day #2 or 20:00hrs to 20:00hrs of day #2). For Example I can book a Room From Monday 20:00hrs to Wednesday 20:00hrs) . |
| View Form the retiring rooms at Vasco Railway Station |
Retiring room details can be checked in https://www.irctc.co.in
You should be able to find hotels around goa itself at the rate of around 1000 bucks per night . But it Solely depends on your luck that the hotel guy will allow how many people to stay along with you ,So its not really reliable . Anyway you can check the list of hotels here
@https://www.goibibo.com/hotels/budget-hotels-in-goa
@https://www.makemytrip.com/hotels/cheap-hotels-in-goa
These Things depend on your taste/Choice . But a safe bet for an affordable trip would be a retiring room.
DECIDING HOW LONG YOUR STAY WILL BE
Usually its better that you stay in GOA for atleast 4 full days to cover atleast some places . You can stay even longer but here since we are talking about on how to plan an economical trip we have to restrict ourselves from not staying for a very long time . 4 Days is fine from my point of view as you can very well explore different places In GOA .
If you are going to stay for 4 full day and if you are going to use retiring room to stay ,then you can book the retiring room for the first two days by using the arrival ticket and the next two days using the departure ticket .
We Booked a retiring room at Vasco-da-Gama railway Station recently for 3 people , we spent around only 650 Bucks for 3 people for 48hrs . so roughly it will be around 1300 Bucks for a single person for 4 days . This is for the stay (Rough Calculation , Actual Calculations may Differ).
ABOUT RENTED BIKES/CARS TO EXPLORE PLACES
Taking a rented bike or a car to travel around goa is the best option for a tourist to explore the place . A rented bike will be more cheaper than cars . it is recommended that you visit GOA only during non-monsoon period because when it starts to rain there , it doesn't stop literally! .There are plenty of car/Bike rental places in Goa . You may google and enquire about the rates and negotiate with them if possible . We hired a bike recently during our trip to goa it costed us 300/- per Day (Morning to night 9pm) . We have to fill the tanks that does not come under that amount. There are wide Varieties of bikes starting from Gearless Activas till Avenger!. Amount may differ , the one which we hired was an activa so he gave it for 300/- .
Now if you calculate the total , it should come around 500*4=2000 (This is for bike rental for 4 days and petrol around 1k , Makes it 3000 bucks)
Places to visit in GOA
An international tourist destination, Goa is fondly called the fun capital of India. A small state in Western India and lying in the Konkan region of the Western Ghats, this place is blessed with exotic biodiversity. From beaches to places of religious significance and to flea markets; Goa has it all. Every aspect of this party hub effuses the attributes of a perfect tourist destination. |
| Zuari Railway Bridge . cortalim,Goa |
Bestowed with moderate climate, the weather in Goa is another major attraction for being salubrious for most times of the year. Live entertainment on the beach, at shacks and on docked ships are perennial features. Music and merriment are a part and parcel of everyday existence.
BEST 50 PLACES TO VISIT : https://www.thrillophilia.com/10-best-places-to-visit-in-goa
10 BEST PLACES TO VISIT : https://www.tripadvisor.in/Attractions-g297604-Activities-Goa.html
168 PLACE TO VISIT IN GOA : https://www.ixigo.com/places-to-visit-see-in-goa-lp-1140521
Rest of the cost depends on you , if you opt for Surfing or Boat tours it might cost a little more That you may check from the above links but apart from that there are several places that you can visit in goa without spending money (apart from Travel and Eating expense I mean).
SO APPROX AMOUNT THAT YOU WILL BE NEEDING EXCLUDING FOOD , TRAVEL AND STAY ALONE IF YOU ARE TAKING A RETIRING ROOM (assuming you are going as 4 in number)
1500 EACH FOR STAY *FOR 4 DAYS* You will be needing 2 bikes so 2000*2 + 2k for petrol makes it 6k totally .
1500 EACH
So around 3K-3.5k You can Have the stay and travel expense if you're taking a bike and staying in Retiring ROOMS .
NOTE : THIS IS JUST AN ROUGH ESTIMATE , ACTUAL CALCULATIONS MIGHT SLIGHTLY DIFFER
Journey Through The Aravali Ranges..
JOURNEY THROUGH THE ARAVALI RANGES
Being the First MG Overnight Journey (After almost 12 Years) I was very excited . There were also two co-railfans along with me in this Journey , Adithya and Sarabha Saaluvesh . This journey was a part of our MG Trip That we made in june-2015 (IZN MG , JP MG and Udaipur) .
Highlights of Udaipur section
The Main Attraction of this line is the Scenery . The line passes through the Aravali Ranges ,Particularly Ride in this MG Express would be a bliss as it crosses the aravali in the evening .
There is only one tunnel en-route ie The ZAWAR Tunnel which is located just before Zawar Station .
There are two crossing for this train enroute , one the 52928/Mewar Fast MG Passenger And The other being the counter part of this train 19944/Ahmedabad Udaipur Express (MG)
The First one crosses at Umra while the second crossing happens midnight at HMT Himmatnagar .
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| The Only Day light Crossing , Crosing the ADI - UDZ PASSENGER |
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| Crossing The Aravali Ranges.. |
The only source of food enroute is the stall @ZAWAR railway station . I would suggest any traveler (Whos willing to take this train) to get the dinner at Udaipur Itself as The Zawar Stall has absolutely Nothing except for tea and snacks .
HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR JOURNEY
-We Encountered smoke coming out of the under carriage part . We quickly informed the TTE who was in S1 (we were in S2) when the train halted for an un-scheduled Halt near ZAWAR . The TTE Informed the Guard and the LP/ALP About this and in return the message was that , they would check the train at ZAWAR since the train was now halted at a no man's zone deep inside the aravali . At Zawar the crew inspected the carriage and extinguished the fire that was coming out of it . We Departed Late from Zawar but still managed to reach HMT On time
-The View of the spectacular Aravali Ranges in the evening with the MG Rake Dancing .
-Parallel Action Outside ADI Railway station with JAT - ADI Express..
Overall The Experience Was Very Good.. This is a must try train :)
PS : This is not a film Review :D . I have just shared my experience in the shortest way I can!
TIME TABLE OF THE TRAIN IS GIVEN BELOW (SOURCE : INDIA RAIL INFO)
The Evergreen Nilgiri Mountain Railway
The Ever Beautiful Nilgiri Mountain Railway
The nilgiri mountain railway , one of the oldest lines running down the south located north of coimbatore .
Reaching Mettupalayam
There are 2 ways in which you may reach Mettupalayam first is by train . There is only an express from Chennai and a set of passenger to coimbatore which is operated in this line .Mettupalayam Can be reached by rail by boarding THE NILGIRI EXPRESS from Chennai (12671/72) . It departs Chennai at 21:15 (9:15pm) and arrives Mettupalayam at 6:15hrs in the morning .
The Other way to reach Metupalayam is to reach coimbatore by rail or flight and take a bus or a cab till mettupalayam . As coimbatore is well connected by rail and air with the other parts of the country , tourist prefer reaching CBE and taking a cab till MTP rather than reaching MTP by boarding the nilgiri express from Chennai .
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway
The nilgiri mountain railway is operated between Mettupalayam and Ooty (Otherwise known as udhagamandalam) . The railway is known for its scenic route as it travels through the dense forest of the nilgiris . The section is only 46.2kms climbing a gradient of 2200m (totally) . The major Hub all trains is the connoor (ONR) which is the heart of the nilgiri mountrain railway , located at the height of 1700m from sea level at a distance of 27km from mettupalayam . The NMR Can be segregated as two parts . The first part is the Mettupalayam - Connor (MTP-ONR) and the second is Coonoor - ooty (ONR-UAM) .
The first part of the ride is hauled by an X Class steam locomotive Manufactured by Swiss locomotive and machine works . The loco is maintained by Ponmalai Diesel loco shed , Tirchi . This is an unique section as the train uses Rack and pinion system as the gradient is too steep to climb .
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| YDM Pushes the UAM Bound Passenger near keti , this location is some 3kms from keti station . trekking is the only way to reach this place . |
The second part of the ride is hauled by an diesel locomotive from Golden rock shed , a YDM4 . The loco is changed at ONR (Coonoor) and the journey is further continued till Ooty .
There is only a Passenger from Mettupalayam till ooty , it departs Mettupalayam at @7:10am and reaches ooty @12:00 noon . Advance reservations can be done for this train , the ticket costs are very low so it wont be a problem .
The Return Passenger from Ooty Departs @14:00hrs (2pm) and reaches Mettupalayam 17;35hrs (5;35pm) in the evening . it acts like a connecting train to Nilgiri express .
For Railfanning Purpose /Photographing the Train
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| Beautiful Ketti station |
For railfanning purpose this place is a heaven as you wont feel much strain , because of the climate this place has . The best season to do railfanning here is the winter (Mid Oct - Feb) . This is the time when there will be maximum fog . If you are willing to capture the NMR Trains i would suggest you to take a 3 day stay at Ooty .
Day1&2
The first day will be like travelling in the passenger from MTP to UAM and then exploring UAM town . The Very next day , leave to some station in UAM - ONR section in the morning itself (Before the 7:45 ONR - UAM Passenger leaves coonoor) . there are so many good locations there enroute . Rather than pointing out locations , i would suggest you to take a note of the the locations while travelling in Mettupalayam - Ooty Passenger . spend a day capturing the YDM hauled Passenger trains in coonoor - UAM section . Retiring rooms at UAM are good and cheaper (Available also) . So Accommodation won't be a big issue in ooty .
Day - 3
The Third Day , You may leave ooty and travel down to the town of Connor and take a bus to some station which in the Mettupalayam - Coonoor section (will be easier if you take a note of the location while travelling in MTP - UAM Passenger on day1) . Using google maps you can actually know where the location is , how far it is from road . The ONR - MTP section is the most scenic section in this route as it has many tunnels , bridges , curves and gradients which are so beautiful that you will never feel bored how many times you capture the train at the same location .
This section can be covered the best by using a 2 wheeler or a car . the Album Which is at IRFCA gallery can throw some more light on this (Click here) . It is recommened to visit this place along with 5 or 6 members to capture the train at different spots .
NOTE : Getting permit to photograph trains is mandatory for safety purpose , Happy Railfanning :)
The Man who was overshadowed throughout his career - Rahul Dravid
THE MAN WHO WAS OVERSHADOWED- RAHUL DRAVID
!He scored 95 at Lord's on his debut in 1996... In the same match debutant Ganguly scored 131 .. Eclipsed by Ganguly's innings....
He scored 145 in worldcup 1999 in England.... In the same match Ganguly scored 183... Attention was on Ganguly...
Became the top run getter in 1999 worldcup.. But unfortunately India couldn't make it to the semis... And only few people remember Dravid's 461 runs....
He scored 153 against NewZealand ( a world record partnership with Tendulkar)... But People talked about Tendulkar's 186..
He scored 180 in 2nd innings after being said to follow on against mighty Aussies in 2001.. But got unnoticed because of Laxman's 281 and Bhajji's hatrick...
He sored 50 of 22 balls. 2nd fastest fifty by an Indian in odi against NewZealand in 2003.. A very unlikely Dravid innings.. But in the same match Sachin and Sehwag scored hundred.. Got unnoticed..
He scored 270 at Rawalpindi in 2004... 2nd highest score by an Indian outside India.. But highest score by an Indian outside India came in the very same series against Pakistan, Sehwag's 309...
Very few know that India holds the record in consecutive wins while chasing..17 wins.. Out of which 15 wins were captained by Dravid. India's poor run in the 2007 worldcup adjudged him as an unsuccessful captain...
Even in his last match, he was eclipsed by Tendulkar who was playing his last match in colored clothing...
Always played under the shadow of Sachin, Ganguly, Sehwag....etc..
Good Bye "The WALL" :(
What Happens When You Board A Shatabdi Without Knowing?
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU BOARD A SHATABDI WITHOUT KNOWING?
Actually this incident happened back in summer of 2012 while i was coming back from bangalore to chennai . I was about to board the 12028 , chennai bound bangalore shatabdi express at bangalore city railway station while an old man approached me asking that where he could find the general compartment in this train . i told him that this is a shatabdi and had no general compartments . The old man went back and started to stare at the big blue (Maybe he wanted to know why this train didn't have any general compartments) .
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| Lalaguda WAP7 30271 With Bangalore Shatabdi Express At Chennai Central |
Meanwhile hampi Express crossed us with WDP4B Twins from ubl/kjm sheds . i was busy capturing it while the drama had already got over with the ticket collector asking the old man to leave the train Immediately after the train stops at bangalore Cnt railway station . The old man was in a very bad situation , he had no idea on what to do after getting down at the next station .
I went beside him and told him to wait at the same platform and to Board the "LALBAGH EXPRESS" (asked him to check twice before boarding the train) . The old man looked at me and asked what specialty is there in this train? . i replied that this train is called as the shatabdi and only people who booked in advance are allowed to travel moreover i said him not to board any shatabdi henceforth because of the fact that it doesn't have any general compartments ! .
NOTE : THE FULL CONVERSATION WAS IN TAMIL
As the conversation was going on the train pulled into the PF Of bangalore cnt railway station . The old man got down without any regrets !Knowing that he would reach chennai safely in the next train .
I want to thank that humble Ticket collector who understood the presence of mind of that old man and allowed him to leave the train without paying any fine! . i guess we need such good ticket collectors in our trains so that the innocents and old don't get robbed each time they do something like this without knowing .
I hope you guys know whats meant by ROBBERY :D Hahah.. :D anyways Thanks for reading this with such patience B)
The Epic Bangalore DD Trip With My Friends
THE BANGALORE DOUBLE DECKER TRIP (MAY 20th 2013)
(Note : SORRY FOR MY POOR ENGLISH :P )
Reaching Chennai Central And Meeting My Friends
*Beep* *Beep* Thats How It Started.. ! My Phone Was Ringing in Full Volume With Half Sleep i Said a Hello , It Was Sivakumar on The Other.. He Said That Its 4am And Told me to refresh And Get Ready . Eyes Were Burning As i Slept Only At 2 , Seeing Chennai Super Kings VS Royal Ch Bangalore... 8 Over Game.. . Somehow i Managed To Getup And Went Near My Washroom.. within seconds I Spashed Water all over My face , Felt Like As if i Was Hit by a Speeding Shatabdi or Rajdhani . Refreshed Myself and Was Ready To Leave Home And Then Said Good Bye To My Mom And Dad .. , Dad Told That he would Drop me At Mogapair East Bus Terminus... i Gave a Silent "Yes Please" Knowing That Am Not in a Mood To Walk All The Way Till That bus Terminus .Boarded 7m Bound For Broadway And Got Down At Chennai Central , Checked My Mobile , it was Showing 5:45am Walked Slowly Into The Central Main Building And Was Greeted by A Pakka Reddy Garu , Lalaguda WAP7 #30240 Which Brought The Chennai Mail From Bangalore City . Dialed To Sigo To Know Where He Was , He told That He Would Be There Before 6:30am . I Walked Till PF#1 To Check The Loco Link Of The Mumbai Chennai Mail . It Was 22053 A WAP1 From The Royapuram Electric Loco Shed. Then I Walked Along The Chennai Rajdhani And The Mysore Shatabdi To Check Their Links , Who Were Busy Loading Passengers In 2 And 2A Respectively . The Madras Rajdhani Had #30326 While The Mysore Bound Shatabdi Had #22002 . Heard My Phone Vibrating in My Pocket , It Was Sigo He Said That He Was Waiting Near Ratna Cafe And Told Me to Come There , in Reply i Told That i Would Meet Him Immediately After Checking The Link Of Kovai Express .
Crossed The Tracks And Reached PF#10 And Finally Saw The Speedstar Waiting For Starter it Was an Erode Beauty #22669 Which Was coupled To Kovai Waiting For the Loco Pilot's Signal To Start! . Sigo Called me Again And Told Me To Come to PF #3 And i Was Like "What The Hell Man?" , With a Loud Tone i Said "YES I WILL BE THERE" . slowly I went To Cross The Tracks But Trains Didn't Want me To! The Mangalore- Madras Mail Was Being Shunted Back To Yard , Thought He Would Clear The Path Fast But At Half Way Mark The TNP Thangam Stopped With a "Keeeech" Sound . I Didn't Bother Much , Climbed Into The Sleeper Class of Mangalore Mail And Got Down on The Other Side . A Small Guy About 5ft Tall With a specs Was Waving At Me From The Platform, Yep it Was Mr Sivakumar Felt relieved After Seeing Him As i Got a Company To Roam Around MAS .
Both Were Talking For a Few Mins About The Loco Spottings and About The Exiting DD Run Which Was Just a Few Mins Away ! . Time Passed On and it was 6:50am And We Were Waiting For Antony . Sigo's Phone Rang Aloud It Was antony on The Line Told Us To Buy a News Paper And To Wait Near Hotel Saravana Bhavan . We Went And Met antony !. Antony Wasnt Alone He Was Accompanied By His Friend . His Name Was Praveen Who Was a Good Friend Of antony ! Ok Now back To the Trip Report Errr.. Where did i stop? Yeah Yeah Meeting antony Right?Hmmm Then , we Packed Our Breakfast At Ratna Cafe And Walked Into PF# 7 To Get Into The Double Decker !
Double Decker - The First Look
The Epic Journey Begins..
The Tall Train Snaked Into The Arrakkonam Junction Bang on Time! , Even though it Had started 10mins Late From Chennai . We Got Down And Took Pictures Of The Double Decker Not Only Us But a Few of Them From our Coach ! . We Heard A Whistle Sound And a Loud Honk From The LGD P7! , With The Guard Waving Green Seeing these Things We Came To a Conclusion That the Train is Going to Depart So We hopped in ! .
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| Damaged Coaches of MFP - YPR Express At Chitteri |
It Was Around 9:10am , The Double Decker Pulled Into the PF#1 Of Katpadi Junction 5mins Ahead of The scheduled . We got Down and Everybody Were Staring At The Coaches We Have No Idea On What They Were upto . One of Them Was So Curious To Know Whether Its Brindavan Or Not , He Asked His Co - Passenger Who Gave a Negative Reply To His Question . Sharp 9:20am The Train Departed Katpadi Junction Slowly Picking Up Speed As it Rolled into The Main line .
When The Train Was skipping KPD Outer Sigo Got a Call From Mr Aravind Sethuraman Who Was on Board Hubli - Chennai Express , Told us To Wave Hands (Like The Token Exchange :P) When Both Trains Crossed Each Other . We Said "Yes" . Were Ready As The Hubli Chennai Express Was Nearing KPD . Everything Went as per as plan , We Exchanged Hands (lol :P) .
Speeding Pass Each and Every station The Total Katpadi Jollarpetai Section Was Covered In Flat 55mins in spite of having a Stop At Ambur . It Was Really One of Those Deadly Run's I've Every Experienced In My Life! . Sharp At 10:22 The Train Pulled into The Majestic Jollarpetai Junction With Coimbatore - Chennai Intercity Express Waiting To Welcome Us in The adjacent Platform With an ED WAP4 in The Lead . Our Train Halted And To My Surprise We Say Jyothish KD Coming And Saying "Surprise" Everybody Were Stunned (Excluding Me , As I Got To Know About His Plan Earlier) Emotions All Around , it Was a Moment To Be Captured in My Life! . Jyothish Had Come To Board The DD With his Friend , Liju George ,May Thanks To That Soul Which Accompanied Jyothish All The Way UP And Down Till ERS .
Meanwhile The Chennai Bound Bangalore Chennai Express Came into PF#5 All Of a Sudden while We were Busy Talking ! . It Came With The Royapuram Rocker #30349 , The Newbie Baby Which Arrived Chennai a Few Weeks Back
We Were Clueless , As Our Train Was Stopped For More Than 15mins . It was 10:35am Now and The Started Was'nt Given .
Finally At 10:40 The Starter Was Given And The Train Was Ready To Roll Out of Jollarpetai Junction . Next Was The 180* Jollarpetai Curve ! . Everyone including Praveen and Liju Were Exited To See This . Then It Came ,The Train Started Tilting Towards Right . What A site it was a Visual Treat To Every Railfan ! We Were Enjoying This Moment Like Anything !
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| DD At The Jollarpetai Curve |
After Enjoying The Action At The JTJ Day We Decided To Take Rest As We All Were Damn Tired , Door plating All the Way Till JTJ . Train Made up its lost Time Like Anything Doing 100+ Constantly in Many Places As its next Halt Was Bangarpet Junction Which Was About 60km Away . We Had Some Hot "Cutlets" (Cutlet Was Good) Thanks To Antony For The Treat :P .
1hr Passed away Just Like That Discussing about Trains And Trains and .. Trains . at Sharp 11:40am The Train Entered Bangarpet Junction Bang on Time (thanks To LP/ALP For That osum run btw JTJ And BWT). The Train Departed From BWT At Around 11:45am Taking Us One Step Closer To Bangalore City , The Next Stop Was Krishnarajapuram Followed by Bangalore Cnt And City Respectively.
We Were All Tired so We Started To Doz Off Slowly . The Next 1hr of That Journey Was The Best Part!. (zzzZzz :P ) . I Woke up Around 12:20 , Sigo Was Speaking With Adithya (Think So) about The Railfan's Meet At Bangalore City ,Which Was To Be Held This Afternoon . The Train Entered into KJM Passing Under The Majestic KJM Road Bridge With passengers Who Were Ready To get Down. More than Half of The Train Was Empty , People Were Getting Down And Down .. And Down . I Calledup Mr Rajesh Varadan And Told Him That The Train is On Time And We Would Be There At Bangalore City Before 1:30pm . He Replied That he's On his Way To City Station And Added That He Would Be There Before The Train Arrives .
The Train Departed KJM At 12:37 (On Time) . Krishnarajapuram To Bangalore City , This is The Secret / Key For The Train's Time Table As it has Lot of "Slack Time" In This Particular Section . The Train Slowly Rolled Pass The Green Bangalore , The Weather Was Cold And Perfect For a Doorplating Experience . The Train Passed BYPL , Bangalore East With a Decent Speed and Tilted Towards The Right To Enter The Bangalore Cantonment Railway Station . To My Surprise , Harris Kiran (Railfan) Was Waiting To Greet Us . Thanks To Harris Who Came All The Way Till The Station To See us Off! .
Slowly We Finally Entered PF#7 Of Bangalore City . We Got Down And We Were Greeted By Adithya , Rajesh Varadan Sir And Manish (Jyothish's Friend) . We Headed Towards PF#1 To Have Our Lunch .. As we Saw The Mighty Karnataka Express entering Bangalore City With its Very Own Twin Diesel's From Itarsi!
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| Karnataka Express With ET Twins |
Last But Not The Least.. Mr Srirang Came To Bangalore City Railway Station To Meet Us All (Thank You Sir) Just Before The Departure Of 2640 Brindavan express. Sigo And Antony Hopped In At The Last Moment , The Bangalore DD Trip Finally Ended By Exchanging Good Byes :) .
Thank You For Reading This Full Report With Such Patience :P And Also Again i Repeat Please Forgive me For My Poor usage of English Language.. I Know That You Guys Are Pissed off xD :P
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