Remnants of Barsi Light Railway - pictures of the abandoned NG line (Kurduvadi - Barsi Town - Latur section) by Dinesh Hukmani
1. While travelling by road to Latur, came across this abondoned NG line running along the road. It was the Kurduvadi - Barsi Town - Latur section of the Barsi Light Railway. This is now closed but the remnants are visible all along the...
2. The line has been encroached upon. (Dinesh Hukmani)
3. The road bridge is still in use. (Dinesh Hukmani)
4. Another view of the bridge. The tracks are still there. (Dinesh Hukmani)
5. Shendri station now lies abandoned. (Dinesh Hukmani)
6. Then and Now. Comparison with old pic courtesy Ashish Kuvelkar. (Dinesh Hukmani)
7. An old lamp bears testament to a bygone era. (Dinesh Hukmani)
8. The highway runs alongside the abandoned station. (Dinesh Hukmani)
9. The tracks are still there. (Dinesh Hukmani)
10. The lever is still as it was left when the line was closed. (Dinesh Hukmani)
11. In some parts the track has been removed. Old sleepers like these are the only evidence that a line was present here. (Dinesh Hukmani)
12. Another abandoned station between Kurduvadi and Barsi Town. (Dinesh Hukmani)
13. An old signal lies abandoned at Barsi Town. (Dinesh Hukmani)
14. Another old signal lies abandoned near the Barsi Town station which also lies abandoned. (Dinesh Hukmani)
15. Approaching the Barsi Town station, now being reclaimed by Mother nature. (Dinesh Hukmani)