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!
Double header freight train towards Lumding waits at Mahur (Harish)
Hill Queen Express across the Diyung Viaduct. (Harish)
A lone caboose at Lower Haflong (Harish)
(Naveen)
There is a sudden spur of activity as the Agartala - Lumding Express arrives at Lower Haflong. (Harish)
With the beautiful Barail range makes a nice background to the lower haflong station. (Naveen)
Agartala - Lumding Express gets ready to depart from Lower Haflong (Harish)
The New Haflong Railway station will replace the Lower Haflong (LFG) station as the BG alignment skips LFG altogether. We had to endure a backbreaking ride for 12 kms to reach this place. (Benhur)
Clouds kissing the Barail range. A wide angle view of New Haflong Station from Lumding end looking towards Badarpur side. (Benhur)
The new Diyung bridge is all ready for trains to roll in. (Harish)
Blue skies greet us when we reached the Diyung viaduct. Here's an eagle eye view of the famous viaduct. (Benhur)
Within few minutes, we were greeted by the morning Silchar bound Barak Valley express (Benhur)
The Barak Valley Express slows down as it approaches the Diyung viaduct. (Benhur)
The Barak Valley Express on the Dayung Viaduct. The Haflong town is on the top of the hill. (Harish)
After the Diyung viaduct, the line ascends steeply to reach Lower Haflong. One can see the Barak Valley express amidst the foliage. (Harish)