Just before Gauge Conversion closed services on the Satpura Narrow Gauge Railway, a diverse team of railfans travelled the length and breadth of the system to document it for posterity.
Next stop , Ghunsore. The only station which had PRS between JBP and NIR (SRIRAM SRINIVASAN)
NG Trolley at Ghunsore (SRIRAM SRINIVASAN)
Layout of Ghunsore in Signal Cabin. (SRIRAM SRINIVASAN)
Token Exchange at Ghunsore. (SRIRAM SRINIVASAN)
All clear for Satpura Express to skip in Mainline. (SRIRAM SRINIVASAN)
Evening Nainpur Passenger (now fully cancelled) approaches Binaiki. (SRIRAM SRINIVASAN)
Shikara is a longish halt for the Satpura Express. The entire train makes it way off to the market outside for chai and samosas!
Sun, light and shadows
The crossing train approaches - having descended the hills in the background
It doesn't matter where the platform is, what matters is the door.
Loco no. 188 preparing for the long journey to Balaghat (Parth Jha)