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The Krishnarajapuram diesel loco shed houses some of the finest diesel locomotives that power express trains out of Bangalore City. This shed is captured from the speeding 2639 Brindavan Express in late '97. Entry to the shed is through Old Madras road, even though locomotives take a downward ramp east of the station.

 

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The town of Mysore has largely been a reflection of its more prominent sibling city - Bangalore. However, with the latter growing beyond boundaries, companies and people have moved to Mysore to make it much busier than it was before. Platform #1 of Mysore station hosts the 6221 Kaveri Express to Chennai that serves as an alternate overnight connection between Bangalore and Chennai.

 

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The Central Railway Carraige Workshop at Matunga in Mumbai gets featured here. This separates Central and Western railway stations and has a 700m pedestrian Z-bridge over it to allow commuters to cross to either side. Note the small local model adorning the entrance. There is a "Prohibited Area" warning to dissuade nosey parkers.

 

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The edifice of Bangalore City station - India's Silicon and Garden City. My earliest memories of railfanning are tied to this city that happens to be my birthplace. It was among the first stations to feature Closed Circuit TV on the platforms, and a memorable ad that played ad nauseum in the late 80s/early 90s was for "Flair" cigarettes. These days the staff play Hindi and Kannada film music interspersed with train announcements and promotions.

 

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Platform #1 of Bangalore City station is eerily silent. It won't be long before the 2639 Brindavan Express would be incident and there would be bedlam. The train makes a short stop before letting the WAP/4 locomotive couple to the other end and return back to Chennai back as 2640 Brindavan Express. During its sojourn here, the train would get emptied, seat charts would be pasted and new passengers would embark on the journey to Chennai.

 

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A view north out of the overbridge spanning Bangalore City station. This is imitation by flattery - New Delhi also stables empty rakes between the platforms. The north end of the station has an underground walkway, and a small road approach exists between the platforms 7 and 8 - the lateral division between the lines serving Krishnarajapuram and Tumkur.