Why is "5" marked on the platform?

Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2006 Dec 27 10:14:10 +0000

You guessed it right, Giri. This location is the now defunct level crossing gate at the northern end of Borivali station.

Posted by Vivek Manvi on 2006 Dec 27 01:00:17 +0000

Dumbo me! the OHE clutter and the centre arm of the panto in sync with the pole made me comment so !

Posted by Ashwanth on 2006 Dec 26 21:30:32 +0000

beautiful set of pics!

Posted by Ashwanth on 2006 Dec 26 21:26:10 +0000

All pantos down !?!

Posted by Ashwanth on 2006 Dec 26 15:38:38 +0000

Where is this location? The catenary marker shows 34, is it some where near Borivali?

Posted by Giridhar Patnaik on 2006 Dec 26 15:05:42 +0000

Even 22671 has roof mounted DBRs. Not sure about the ones between 671 and 684.

Posted by Sriskandh Subramanian on 2006 Dec 26 12:56:20 +0000

This river bed is actually the site of the Battle of Basantar (1971) where 2/Lt Arun Khetarpal got a posthumous Param Vir Chakra for destroying 3 enemy tanks.

Posted by Shikhar Parjan on 2006 Dec 26 06:06:59 +0000

Sympathetic detonation is the setting off of explosions due to detonation in surrounding charges - typically, it is due to accident/. mishandling. The bridge coiuld have been rigged for demoliton to deny access to enemy, but something, like a unsafe detonator, direct hit could have triggered the explosion - hence the term 'sympathetic detonation

Posted by Shikhar Parjan on 2006 Dec 26 06:01:33 +0000

Harsh, can you please provide the upper and bottom portion of the map also?

Posted by Samar on 2006 Dec 25 11:32:08 +0000