A journey on the Meter Gauge between Ratlam and Akola, over a gem of a line which persists in the face of gauge conversion and offers spectacular vistas. Please see the accompanying Trip Report By Shikhar Parjan
Landscape changes as the Choral tiver emerges (Shikhar Parjan)
We flank the left edge of the new valley as we head towards Khandwa (Shikhar Parjan)
The first tunnel peeps through as we curve in (Shikhar Parjan)
Gradient descended is evident as we negotiate the ghat (Shikhar Parjan)
At the mouth of the tunnel (Shikhar Parjan)
Pulling into Kalakund (Shikhar Parjan)
crossing the vast Narmada River at Omkareshwar (OM) (Shikhar Parjan)
After Khandwa, we cross the Khandwa-Itarsi double BG line on a Rail-over-Rail overbridge (Shikhar Parjan)
Even the TTEs are friendlier in the countryside (Shikhar Parjan)
crossing the stillness of the flanks of Yewal tiger sanctuary/ reserve area (Shikhar Parjan)
Dusk at Tukaithad... wish I could freeze this moment (Shikhar Parjan)
YDM4 # 6736 brings in our last daylight crossing of the day (Shikhar Parjan)
The sun bids adieu.... (Shikhar Parjan)