WIP : Nelamangala - Shravanabelagola new line!
A trip undertaken by railfans Kunal Doddanavar, Pawan Koppa, Santosh Kulkarni and Shishir Jairam to cover the status of the works-in-progress on the Nelamangala-Shravanabelagola line, a vital link to reduce the journey time between the IT capital, Bangalore and important port city, Mangalore.
While the line between Hassan and Shravanabelagola was completed 5 years back and was operated for a few months, it was shut immediately after. On the other end, the line between Chikbanavar in Bangalore and Nelamangala on the city's outskirts was completed more than 2 years back, but no train has seen the "light" of this line yet. This album covers the work in progress between these two points - Nelamangala and Shravanabelagola. A line which may take many more months / years to complete!
Another sorry sight of track circuitry which had been vandalized, exposed and now been taken over by the elements. (Pawan Koppa)
The manual switch point with a protective key to prevent misuse and keep it locked in position. (Kunal.S.Doddanavar)
A loop that heads into a forest! (Pawan Koppa)
For those of you who have wondered what's inside a trackside circuit box, this is what (is left of it) looks like! (Pawan Koppa)
The last image before we part - even the lord towering over the hill in the background could not prevent thugs from stealing every single possible thing at this station. This one picture sums it all up! (Pawan Koppa)
Recent comments
Great job, guys. Looks like this project still has a very long way to go before it nears completion.
Posted by Manish on 2012 Oct 28 09:58:42 +0000
Nice effort ...Another location for RF getting ready....
Posted by Jayasankar Madhavadas on 2012 Oct 09 02:34:32 +0000
Great efforts team.. thanks for sharing
Posted by Hrishikesh Moghe on 2012 Oct 07 18:51:36 +0000