Exploration of Chikballapur-Sidlaghatta-Chintamani line

The new Sidlaghatta Station has a lot to be completed before trains start plying some day. (Santosh Kulkarni)

The NG timetable. It reads as below:

1) RC-3 Chintamani - Yelhanka Arr: 06:08 Dep: 06:09
2) RC-2 Yelhanka - Bangarpet Arr: 11:12 Dep: 11:13
3) RC-1 Bangarpet - Yelhanka Arr: 13:17 Dep: 13:18
4) RC-4 Yelhanka - Chintamani ...

This is what will soon be the ticket window at Sidlaghatta! (Pawan Koppa)

Remains of what was once the waiting hall for passengers at the NG remains at Sidlaghatta. One cannot but remember the heydays of this building when many passengers would have spent hours waiting for the NG train to rumble in. (Pawan Koppa)

Another look at the platform and station area at Sidlaghatta. (Pawan Koppa)

The ticket window at the NG station building, Sidlaghatta which still displays fares of the NG days. (Pawan Koppa)

A view of the BG station of Sidlaghatta from ground level. Earth filling and other works are still in progress. (Pawan Koppa)

The BG allignment at Hunsenahalli which is in a state of neglect. Apart from the platforms and station building, nothing else seems to have been done here from a long, long time ever since its construction. (Pawan Koppa)

Another look at the Hunsenahalli BG platform in a state of complete neglect. (Pawan Koppa)

A look at the Hunsenahalli NG station building. The architecture of most of the old NG station buildings are similar. (Pawan Koppa)

Another look at the Hunsenahalli NG station building. (Pawan Koppa)

A seat inside the Hunsenahalli station which would have seen better days many years back. (Pawan Koppa)

The erstwhile ticket window at Hunsenahalli. (Pawan Koppa)

A look at the BG allignment near Hunsenahalli. Most of the allignment here is incomplete or has been in a state of neglect, unlike the Chikballapur-Sidlaghatta section. (Pawan Koppa)

Old v/s New at Hunsenahalli. The old building stands neglected while the new one is locked. (Santosh Kulkarni)

An old structure, which would have housed the level crossing equipment during the NG days. Sad that we couldn't get inside it due to the thick vegetation that grew in and around. (Santosh Kulkarni)

The BG allignment close to Chintamani. The sleepers serve as a convenient resting place under the weary sun for tired travellers. (Pawan Koppa)

The allignment as it cut across the road. This is one of many future crossings along this route, none of which have been readied yet. (Pawan Koppa)

Aah..these structures again! These are near the Chintamani station and are designed to prevent the overhead electric wires from falling on the tracks. (Santosh Kulkarni)

One of those old structures which is still in a good condition - this is a quarters for the railway employees at Chintamani. (Santosh Kulkarni)

Some old NG tracks lie around in Chintamani. Other than these, we did not find a trace of erstwhile NG remnants anywhere. (Santosh Kulkarni)

The old and the new Chintamani station buildings. Needless to say which looks better. (Shishir Jairam)

The elevated BG allignment near Chintamani with sleepers piled up. (Pawan Koppa)

A closer look at the revamped NG station housing the worker quarters and the newer BG building. Needless to say which one looks more elegant. (Pawan Koppa)

A view of the Chintamani station area. The sole platform is on the left while the mainline and loops would be on the open area to the right. (Pawan Koppa)

One more angle of the NG station building at Chintamani. (Pawan Koppa)

Here it is..the new two storied BG station building at Chintamani. By far the biggest building and station area for the whole of this line. (Pawan Koppa)