Lovely lovely lovely station :)

Posted by Sriram P on 2009 Dec 16 17:03:11 +0000

Somewhere in the hills is Kottagudi, the end point of Munnar-Bodi ropeway. The bodinaikkanur-Bodimettu-Munnar road (NH-49) seen as a streak in the hill in the foregrond is one of the most beautiful ghat roads in South India. The road climbs more than 3000 feet within 5-6 km. The topography completely changes within minutes. There are a large number of hairpin bends. In order to enjoy this route, you should take a KSRTC (not TNSTC!) bus and sit in the front seat, or ride in a bike. A few non railfanning pics from the ghat (also called gap road, NH-49) road:
http://tinyurl.com/yaeg53y
http://tinyurl.com/yexsck7
http://tinyurl.com/ya99o5o
http://tinyurl.com/y9ozbd6

Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2009 Dec 16 17:11:37 +0000

Nice picture. Also the semaphores look to be UQ.

Posted by Samar on 2009 Dec 16 17:54:40 +0000

@samar: Yup they are UQ. The whole Madurai-Bodi route's MAUQ.

Posted by Sriram P on 2009 Dec 17 01:29:40 +0000

Need to hold the IRFCA annual meet here...

Posted by Apurva Bahadur on 2009 Dec 17 04:38:54 +0000

Well said, Appu. Have a meet here and then have another part at Munnar!!

Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2009 Dec 17 05:19:09 +0000