Station Scenes

Unique sheds over passenger sitting areas in khed station. By Shailesh Jasani, Dadar->Madgaon, 22/01/05.

Coach Position indicator at Kudal stn. See special treatment given to JS !! Indeed JS is the crack train on KR... By Shailesh Jasani, Dadar->Madgaon, 22/01/05.

JS waiting for return journey as ED WDM 2C 14051 reverses and leaves. JS left 15 min late at 1425 hrs and reached DR at 2245 hrs 10 min before time!!!. By Shailesh Jasani, Dadar->Madgaon, 22/01/05.

The push pull train waiting anxiously on pltf 4 of Vasai Rd for train to start. By Shailesh Jasani. Vasai Rd -> Diva, 30-10-04.

Look at the grass growth in the station. It seems that passengers just dont visit this station. No other station in vicinity of Bombay would look like this. But this route is mainly for traffic to JNPT and there are only 3 passenger services daily which e

The station staff giving go ahead for push pull to leave kharbav. Look at the quite and serene environs of the station. By Shailesh Jasani. Vasai Rd -> Diva, 30-10-04.

Rail Aahar stall on pltf 1 of Vile Parle stn. As it was sunday crowd was little at 445 am and this stall was not in a hurry to start full operations. These stalls are seen in every suburban stn of Bombay. They serve people with variety of food stuff. Star

Indicator boards for the local train travellers on WR. These were on main entrance to pltf 1. For non bombaites, C stands for Churchgate, V for Virar, S for slow local and F for Fast. Alas, they are very old but still serve faithfully. By Shailesh Jasani

Scene at outstation IInd booking counter at BVI stn. Look at the queue of people on left. there were abt 70 odd people waiting for outstation counter to open, so they can book tickets to catch trains for gujarat. Happy souls sleeping in cold on the floor.

A canine feels the presence of a WDG-2 arriving in proximity. It was hauling the RO-RO service probably from Mangalore. Ratnagiri, 24th Jan 2005. By Deep.

GOC WDP-2 #15505 has brought in the Kumbakkonam-bound Rockfort Express early in the morning into Thanjavur. Note the bizarre covered walkway upto the FoB!!. Thanjavur Jn, 2005-01-29. By Gautam.

The Kumbakkonam-bound slip coaches of the Rockfort Express prepares to negotiate a set of points before seemingly heading into the golden sun, as it leaves Thanjavur early in the morning. Thanjavur Jn, 2005-01-29. By Gautam.

The MG side of Thanjavur Jn presents a serene picture of an era gone by. MG trains from the direction of Trichhy terminate here. Soon this will be gone too ...... Thanjavur Jn, 2005-01-29. By Gautam.

GZB p7 prepares to depart with 2302. Ndls, Feb 2 2005. By Bharath Narayan.

Night scene at Chittaranjan station. Chittaranjan, Jharkhand, 2005-02-05. By Samit Roychoudhury.

Tribute to VB - Thanks to East Central and South Eastern railways, Dhanbad Alleppey express stands out like a living fossil and continues to have the VB coaches, but not for very long. Here the train just about to enter Ernakulam Jn behind AJJ WAM 4 2129

Tribute to VB - The AJJ WAM 4 has handed over the Dhanbad Alleppey Exp to Ernakulam WDM 2 18413 to do the final stretch from Ernakulam to Alleppey. Ernakulam Jn, 2005-02-12. By Jimmy Jose.

Tribute to VB - The guard of Dhanbad Alleppey Express checks the LV lamp. Very unusually, he is in plain clothes. Like the VB rake, the cash drum too will be a part of IR history. Ernakulam Jn, 2005-02-12. By Jimmy Jose.

Tribute to VB - people waiting impatiently besides the VB train while the porters have just about finished unloading parcels. Driver seems busy talking to his assistant. Ernakulam Jn, 2005-02-12. By Jimmy Jose.

8233 Indore-Bilaspur Exp at Khongsara station. Khongsara, 1/2005. By Anjan Bhattacharyya.

A view of teh newly opened Amta station, 53 kms from Howrah. A narrow gauge line used to run to here till the 1950s. Amta, WB, 2005-02-20. By Samit Roychoudhury.

Shipra express from Indore-Howrah has just arrived at Ujjain. Ujjain, 2005-02-19. By Abhijit.

Maddening crowd seen on Pf-1, Everyone trying to get in into the coaches of Brindavan Express. SBC, 19-02-2005. By Pavan Kumar.

The upper class waiting room of Bombay Central. Nice sofas, clean toilets, acs and a tv were in the room. look at the amount of wood used in this hall, giving it a posh feeling. By Shailesh Jasani. Bombay Central. 2005-02-15.

BB & CI Rail Bus painting hanging in the waiting room. By Shailesh Jasani. Bombay Central. 2005-02-15.

A birds eye view of the Bombay Central stn from the waiting room. The pic shows parcel area and a UTI bank atm, which are present in almost all stations on suburban section. By Shailesh Jasani. Bombay Central. 2005-02-15.

A Raj relic. Wheeler Book Stall at BCT. By Shailesh Jasani. Bombay Central. 2005-02-15.