Platforms, Edifices and Views
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Stations Platforms, Edifices and Views |
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Flooding is a perennial problem in the suburban routes of Mumbai City. To combat water-logging, CR went around mercilessly raising the heights of permanent way track. Sion station had the platform heights raised after people complained that getting into trains was becoming dangerous - given the difference between EMU floor and platform surface. As a result, the older station board lies nearly gobbled up by the platform elevation. Perhaps CR ought to mention MPL (Mean Platform Level) with the MSL (Mean height above Sea Level) reading! |
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Another example of CR's platform-raising adventures - the foot overbridge at Sion station goes deep into the ground. Observe the handrail that ends a couple of inches above ground. The canopy clearance at the platform entrance is a little over six feet. Speeding trains along this platform are forced to retract their pantographs sharply as a bridge constrains catenary height. CR Civil staff have been dissuaded against raising track heights further by rightfully apprehensive electric engineers. |
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A long foot over-bridge (FOB in Railwayspeak) traverses Gooty station in AP. Like Tuglakabad near Delhi, the bridge offers a good peek into the local diesel loco shed. Monkeys are a big nuisance here for travellers, and there's little to dissuade them. This is the west view of the station, with local diesel powers waiting for refuelling in the far right. |
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Bangalore East (BNCE) station has no points or loops, and lies on a wide curve east of Bangalore Cantt. All trains speeding out of Bangalore City sound a loud horn to alert trespassers. The station is captured from a slow-moving BTS bus over the station bridge. This road on the left goes down later to form an underbridge, and rises to cross the line on a level-crossing, all in the span of a few hundred meters! |
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The old and forgotten structure on the left is Chengalpattu (CGL) steam loco shed, that was once home to the beautiful YPs and YGs that romped over these tracks. Chengalpattu lies south of Chennai Egmore, and forms a junction to serve Kanchipuram and Arrakkonam. This pic is dated late November '97. A BG track now winds its way to this station, and this route has the distinction of being the only MG electrified track in India. |
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Platform #1 of Basin Bridge Junction - the station right after Chennai Central Terminus. This line splits thrice up north to move to Arrakkonam, Gudur and Chennai Beach. You could view blown out smoke-stacks of the Chennai thermal power station to the right in the late 1980's, now they're being completely rebuilt. |
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