To Allahabad & Back

The Ziyarat express gets tangled up in the Rajdhani slots and pays the price. First up is the Bhubaneshwar Raj behind a GZB WAP4

Meanwhile, on the up line, Bhilai twins (WAG5) lead a goods rake

Next to overtake is the Kolkata Raj. WAP1 22017 from MGS does the honours

Life on the up line is much more sedate. Vijaywada twins trundle in with a mixed goods rake

The fourth Raj to scream past is the Guwahati Raj behind MGS WAP4 22285

Again, a more sedate pace on the other line. Modified WAG7 27455 from CNB crawls through

As the Ziyarat turns onto the lines to Agra Fort, an express train approaches Tundla

An Agra shunter near Yamuna bridge, Agra.

The Ziyarat express enters the Yamuna bridge. The ramparts of the Red Fort at Agra can be seen

At the crest. The Ajmer Shatabdi reaches the top of the gradient

The TKD WDM2 picks up speed with the Shatabdi in tow. The Ziyarat express has got used to it by now....waiting for the kings to zip through!

Entrance to Ajmer station

View from the overbridge of Ajmer station. The Ziyarat express is on platform 3

Ajmer is an extremely clean and well maintained station. View of platforms 1 and 2

Same angle..another camera. Evening on Curzon bridge. Photo taken by Shalabh Kulshrestha

The entry/exit to the Naini bridge have these old structures which support gates

Road traffic on the Naini bridge too is restricted. The trains too have speed restrictions. A new cable stayed bridge has been built by the NHAI some distance from the old bridge

A TKD WDM2 speeds through Sabarmati with a container rake. This was minutes before the Ashram was due. This train stayed ahead of us all the way till Abu Road. Abhijit

Thats fast! The Rajdhani speeds through the Uttar Pradesh countryside. Abhijit

The excitement of a single line. The Ashram waits for the Pooja express 27 km from Rewari. The passengers and the RPF seemed a little bit too interested and I beat a hasty retreat into my coach.

Another station, another crossing. Ashram waits for a passenger train which arrives behind a LDH WDM3a.

Inside the LHB Rajdhani.

Approaching the Ganges. An express train takes the curve onto the bridge near Allahabad

LKO's Prabal leads the express onto the bridge

And crosses to the other side. The semaphore arm is down as the train approaches Phaphamau station

Another express train approaches the bridge from Phaphamau side.

And the complete rake on the bridge.