Trip to the Satpuras..Akola-Indore
Every year, monsoon rains rock India in the month of June and stay on till September. People love it when it rains. The cool breeze and relief from the heat that it delivers, the smell of earth that raises with the early rains, the beauty of the droplets are all a cause of joy. The dry earth turns wet and green in the season and looks pretty.Had been planning this trip for the past 2 years but the trip didn’t materialise. However, Mohan Bhuyan’s excellent presentation at IRFCA’s Chennai convention 2007 proved to be the turning point. It made our resolve even more firm to do this line before it closes down for the gauge conversion. Pictures of Bharath Vohra,PVS Praveen & Shanx's were referred to before embarking on the trip so was the trip report of Mohan. We travelled from Akola Jn to Indore Jn on 12th August 2007. Sachin Buddhisagar and Vivek Pillay
Boats in the Narmada
After Omkareshwar Road, even our train had its share of roof top travellers
Kalakund (waiting for a banker attachment). Rarely have I seen a station more colourful than this one. People dressed in various hues of orange, pink, white, grey provide a good contrast to the brown train. the green cover completes the pic
For the Kalakund-Patalpani section, Sachin gets on amongst the Roof top travellers
A beautfiul view
Entering Tunnel 1 between Kalakund & Patalpani
On the curve, the Fast passenger is an impressive sight
And that is our banker from the MHOW shed
The permanent way after Akot is still in very good condition thanks to the efforts of the P-Way staff and these gang-men
My version of Patalpani
Strike a Pose:- Some of the Roof top travellers strike a pose
Our train 458-B Akola-Ratlam fast passenger passing through the dense forest between Wan road & Dhulghat.
The fast passenger rumbling over the spiral bridge.
Passing underneath the spiral bridge.
A viaduct over a small valley named 'Ampitheater'.
One of the few spectacular glimpses of the beautiful 'mother nature'on our way...
A big derailment at Km 588...
Passing through the greener pastures before Khandwa.
Approaching the Narmada bridge after Omkareshwar.
Over the Narmada bridge..the old stone road bridge and a newer concrete bridge can be seen in the background.
People travelling on roof top..at Kalakund.
Banker being coupled to our train at Kalakund.
This is how it looks travelling on roof top..train passing through the rock cuttings after Kalakund...
Another spectacular view of the Choral valley...
My valley green...
Another view from the roof top...
One of the tallest viaduct on the line...
Recent comments
Great stuff! I hope Akola-Mhow remains MG for a few more years! For more impressive MG bridges, do visit NFR - particularly the Rangiya-Murkongselek line.
Posted by Mohan Bhuyan on 2007 Aug 27 09:10:11 +0000
Amazing Collection. I had a bad impression on MG, but seeing this I have started liking MG.
Posted by Ranjeet Ramaswamy Iyer on 2007 Aug 23 07:58:42 +0000
Ahhh excellent. My computer finally gets fixed and i get this treat!!! Thanks Sachin bhai and Vivek! Brilliant snaps by the two of you!
Posted by Siddhartha Ganesh on 2007 Aug 22 16:21:17 +0000