Scenes from a wonderful day and night spent at Ankai Killa near Manmad. By Jattin Bhavsar, Sachin Buddhisagar, Shashanka Nanda & Vivek Pillai (Old Man)
'Rising' from the lights of Manmad town, a southbound freighter ambles its way across towards Killa ()
While the State Highway is loaded with traffic, an action takes place at Killa station. A twin headed freight waits on the loop for a crossing with another freight on the mainline. The advanced starter and starter are green and the freighter is on its way
A Nanded bound train negotiates the lovely S curve out of Manmad. The 4 1/2 minute exposure also catches the movement of the stars across the night sky. ()
The Nandigram bound for Nagpur makes its presence felt on the S curve. ()
A closer look at the light trail of a Nanded bound train on the beautiful S curve. ()
Manmad town is lit up in its full glory as another southbound departure curves across the Daund line. ()
The Ankai - Tankai hills in their full glory by the starlight. ()
Day breaks at Ankai Killa.... ()
As dawn breaks, there is parallel action on the lines from Nanded and Daund. A freight starts from Ankai Killa as another one pulls in to stop at the home signal. While all this happening, a through train chugs on the line from Nanded. ()