Its generally commented that the Indian Railways is bundle of crap machines and that breeds filth. But comments do not describe the beautiful reality of the Indian railways. As a matter of fact the IR has given some beautiful railway stations and routes that pokke directly into the heart of nature. To name a few, The Konkan Railway, The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, the Ooty railway, Hassan-Mangalore broadgauge route, Londa-Marmagoa route, Srinagar-Udhampur route,.....goes on...
Some hilarious pics of Nature through the eyes of the Steam Engine/Electric Engine.....
The Darjeeling Himalayan railway that has a toy train to creep through the slopes of the Himalayas. It is declared as World Heritage Monument by UNESCO.
The Hassan-Mangalore railway route which was closed for a period of 12 years, had reopened with broadgauge conversion. This route is known for the spectacular view of the Western ghats it provides. It has 30+ tunnels and 50+ bridges over a span of 60 kms. The route is also a famous trekking trail.
The route become more picturesque when it reaches Yedakumeri, which is between Subrahmanya and Sakleshpura.
The Konkan Railway is one of the most beautiful rail-routes in the whole nation. This connects Mangalore and Mumbai and passes through Karwar, Rathnagiri and many places that showcast lust-green surroundings. This route is highly destructive during monsoons, due to landslides.
The pictures below show something that other countries would love to build...Something with which beauty can be defined.... Its the DOODHSAGAR waterfalls that fall over the Londa-Madgaon Rail track....check out...
A few more beautiful natural scenes from the trains....
Thats near Ratnagiri, Konkan railway route...
Srinagar Railway Station in snow....
Thats enroute to Palghat Junction in Kerala....
DoodhSaagar Railway station..........
This one is somewhere near Kodaikkanal....The Rail-route from Mettupalayam to Udhagamandalam(Ooty). this too iss one of the most famous railway routes on this planet. Like Darjeeling its a toy train here too..
In India Beauty lies in the disorderliness of nature's growth....Let it bloom the way it wishes.
woooo something different..:):)
ReplyDeletetrains nature and beautiful pics which pave way to nurturing smiling tuo8s...:):)..chnaagide abhi..:)
nice one maga ... :)
ReplyDeleteto add to what you have said, the Darjeeling-Himachal Railway is the only railway that holds the record for stopping at signals on the road i.e., at one point during its journey, it travels just beside the road with all other vehicles over the slope and stops at Red signals on the road like any other vehicle...
And for those interested to know more about Indian Railways and Nature, BBC had released a program called "BBC Indian Hill Railway", a 3-episode program which one after watching, would want to treasure. :)
@Puneeth....Thanks a lot for the info man....
ReplyDelete@Abhi nice collection man....one should travel between Mlore-Blore.Really amazin experience here......
ReplyDelete@Aneesh...thanks dude....Not only Mlore-blore, but all of them...
ReplyDeletebeautiful....:)
ReplyDeletei loved the flower pic 2...awsme:).
@khushi....thanks re...more to cm...pls suggest any such nice stuff you come across...
ReplyDeletenice one shastry :)
ReplyDeletethanks shree...
ReplyDeleteamazin clicks .. keep goin abhi :)
ReplyDeleteIts wonderfull annachi.........
ReplyDeleteGreat shots... I like to travel to ooty in train... Visit Hotels in Ooty
ReplyDeleteThank you for this nice compilation.. I wish to cover all of these ASAp.... also, please add the Matheran rail route- it is a very beautiful place :)
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