Our first leg of the journey started at Lumding and ended at Badarpur junction, traversing through the fascinating Barail mountains, crossing 37 tunnels and 586 bridges, including the amazing Diyung bridge. Come let's explore!
Dusk at Lower Haflong (Benhur)
Lumding - Silchar Barak Valley Express powered by YDM-4 #6420 takes a breather at Lower Haflong. (Naveen)
This line remained a vital freight corridor for transporting essentials like fuel, and food supplies to south Assam, Tripura, Mizoram and Manipur. (Harish)
Train journeys amuse all, irrespective of age. (Harish)
Yet another double headed freight crosses the Barak Valley Express at Bagetar (Naveen)
Yet another freight train serving commuters as well. With the line closed down, we could not imagine the plight of the such travelers today. (Naveen)
Not sure, if BG railway can come as close as this track side lives. The track side shops and houses near Haflong (Naveen)
Barak Valley Express at Haflong Hill station. (Harish)
Time to click some profile pictures, perhaps! (Harish)
At Jatinga, the Barak Valley Express waited for the lumding bound freight train powered by YDM-4 #6505 (Naveen)
The uphill trains from Harangajao get bankers, which are normally detached at Jatinga, and sometimes at Lower Haflong. Here the loco, which banked the Agartala-Lumding Express detaches itself from the consist. (Harish)
View of a crossing freighter from the roof of our train. (Harish)
From Jatinga to Harangajao, the line descends more than 400 meters in a span of about 20 Kms, resulting in ruling gradient of 1:37 for uphill movements. (Harish)
Upper class travel to Badarpur. (Harish)
Through the thick jungle of Jatinga (Benhur)