That’s the end of NG at Balaghat and now we will return to 0001 for our last leg in the NG towards Jabalpur. The BG line proceeds towards Gondia Junction. (Benhur)

Some insights of the NG bogies. (Benhur)

Loco change at Nainpur: ZDM-3A #233 took charge of Satpura Express from Nainpur towards Jabalpur, even as others are oblivious to the impending change. (Benhur)

Satpura express negotiates a beautiful S curve at it climbs up the Ghats, somewhere near Pindrai (Benhur)

Somewhere in the ghats near Ghunsore, the train screeches to a halt and resumes within seconds. (Harish Kumar)

Happy Feet! (Naveen)

At kilometer 1149/15 our train reached the summit of the Balaghat – Jabalpur section that stands at 545 meters above MSL, and immediately we could feel the relief of the loco, as it began cruising. (Benhur)

Completing the NG Odyssey, in FC style. Raghu, Ben and Naveen relaxing inside the comforts of the FC coach. The first class coach is an all sofa affair, with two coupes. Each coupe has two sets of sofas placed opposite, and there is no overhead bunk to sl

Action time at Binaiki: All attentions for the token exchange, as Satpura ripped through the station. (Naveen)

Final crossing of the Trip at Shikhara: This station will be remembered for the refreshment stall which serves some of the best milk-based sweets, and other spicy stuff. Here we crossed the Nainpur bound passenger hauled by ZDM-3A #168. (Harish Kumar)

Howbagh Jabalpur at Night: Nagpur bound 2NNJ gets ready to be shunted into Jabalpur. The coaches were already full even before the train moves to the originating station. ZDM-4A #209 would haul 2NNJ into Jabalpur and then towards Nagpur. (Harish Kumar)

Finally our train rolled into Jabalpur station, at 19.30 hours, five minutes before time, and marked the completion of almost 55 hours of our sojourn in NG lines traversing 635 kilometers. We take immense pleasure in taking you through the journey. Thanks