Roni's India Trip Pt 6: Ratlam - Indore - Mhow - Khandwa

Ratlam station: Abu Road WDM-3A #14050 before reversal to the other end of 19658 Udaipur - Indore Express. I encountered several "clean train stations" along my trip, in some zones even the "cleanest", hopefully doing it justice with a

Ratlam station: WDM-3A #14050 "baldie" ready to depart, 2012-02-12 (Roni Kappel)

Ratlam station: Night train departure, 2012-02-12 (Roni Kappel)

Ratlam station: A passage between broad- and meter gauge, 2012-02-12 (Roni Kappel)

Ratlam station: Unloading meter gauge carriages, 2012-02-12 (Roni Kappel)

Ratlam station: The driver of Mhow shed YDM-4 #6726, 2012-02-12 (Roni Kappel)

Ratlam station: YDM-4 #6726 after having arrived with 52976 Akola - Ratlam Fast Passenger at the main meter gauge platform of Ratlam, 2012-02-12 (Roni Kappel)

Gautampura Road: Sunrise at 7:15 a.m., 2012-02-12 (Roni Kappel)

Gautampura Road: Sun shining through the YDM-4 cab with loco crew, 2012-02-12 (Roni Kappel)

Gautampura Road: Passing the home signal, 2012-02-12 (Roni Kappel)

Gautampura Road: ALCO smoke, palm trees and sunrise, what more could you wish for? 2012-02-12 (Roni Kappel)

Fatehabad Chandrawati Ganj Junction: Crossing Mhow YDM-4 #6660, 2012-02-12 (Roni Kappel)

Fatehabad Chandrawati Ganj Junction: YDM-4 #6660 waited with 52958 Mhow - Ratlam passenger ready for departure, 2012-02-12 (Roni Kappel)

Fatehabad Chandrawati Ganj Junction: Only MG up to Ujjain was left, 2012-02-12 (Roni Kappel)

Fatehabad Chandrawati Ganj Junction: Chai in the morning, 2012-02-12 (Roni Kappel)

Ajnod: Nomads with camels and sheep, 2012-02-12 (Roni Kappel)

Palia: Morning passengers towards Indore, 2012-02-12 (Roni Kappel)

Palia: Old station bell, 2012-02-12 (Roni Kappel)

Palia: Water tower, 2012-02-12 (Roni Kappel)

Indore: In the background: meeting Abu Road WDM-3A #14050 again with a coach of the Ratlam - Indore Express - I had been much faster on MG (considering the later departure and shorter route)! MG passenger average speed was 43 kph, BG express only 38 kph..

Indore station, 2012-02-12 (Roni Kappel)

Indore station: Ratlam WDM-2A #17527 with 12961 "Avantika Express" Mumbai Central - Indore Jn. had arrived punctually, 2012-02-12 (Roni Kappel)

Indore: That's the way to enjoy life as a sow! 2012-02-12 (Roni Kappel)

Rajendra Nagar station: YDM-4 #6717 met us with 52978 Mhow - Indore Passenger, 2012-02-12 (Roni Kappel)

Indian Railways window views, 2012-02-12 (Roni Kappel)

Mhow: A view at Mhow, definitely one of the largest remaining pure meter gauge stations in India, 2012-02-12 (Roni Kappel)

Mhow: YDM-4 #6353 rolled into the station from the ghat section hauling 52992 Khandwa - Ujjain passenger, 2012-02-12 (Roni Kappel)