Budhni-Barkhera ghat has always fascinated railfans over a period of time.The ghat lies between Itarsi & Bhopal.Few month back 2 railfans from Delhi had trekked the DN line.This time around 3 railfans walked a distance of around 6-7 kms on the UP line from Budhni to Gadariya nala bridge.Image contributions by Chaitanya Gokhale,Jattin Bhavsar & Sachin Buddhisagar.
View of Highway Treat from Track side. (Jatin Bhavsar)
IBS Signal with the information like what is to be done when aspect is Danger. (Jatin Bhavsar)
BSL WAP-4 # 22631 proudly passes Bhimbetka at a very high speed with the Mumbai bound Pushpak. (C G)
A Pune WDM-3A banking a heavy Container load. The container had already ended the ghats section and Pune WDM-3A was running without any power at this point. (C G)
Ajni WAG-7 # 27772 pulls a tiny passenger towards the Budni ghats from Bhopal side. (C G)
Barbie Doll cruising towards Budni's. (C G)
WAG-9 from Unknown shed passes Bhimbetka at a super speed with an empty BCNA. (C G)
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KM Vs Altitude Graph of Budhni Barkheda (Jatin Bhavsar)
barkhera Budhni (Jatin Bhavsar)
WAM-4 from Bhusawal hauls the Kushinagar to Mumbai. (C G)
Surprise , Jamalpur WDM-2 # 16324 heads down the ghats with a BTPN Rake. (C G)
Ajni WAG-9 # 31071 goes up the ghats yet down a small gradient in the Budni Ghats. WAG-7 was banking this goods train. (C G)
A view of Gadariya Nala. (Jatin Bhavsar)