Ever since I read about the Great Circular Indian Railways Challenge at Indiamike, I have been hooked. So last night I invited Mark Lester to do a guest post for me and he was kind enough to agree. So over to Mark Lester and his post. That’s a preposterous claim I know, but it appears…
Category: Indian Railways
A Goods Train in the Evening Fog at Chandigarh
A Goods Train at the Red Signal at the Chandigarh Railway Station
Mynas Take Over the Chandigarh Railway Station
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=897X0RuXtoo&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6] Mynas making a Din and Clatter and then some more at the Chandigarh Railway Station On the Thursday I (along with Sesha and a friend) was waiting for the 2012 Kalka Shatabdi Express at the platform no. 1 of the Chandigarh Railway Station. There were Mynas everywhere. And making quite a racket. I took…
Crossing the Line!
Literally Crossing the Line- Kalka Railway Station, Kalka
I Rarely Protest about Food but This is an Exception
A Plate of Food at Jhansi Railway Station run by Indian Railways I clicked a picture of this stuff that we ate at the Jhansi Railway Station just to remind myself that food can really taste like mud if it is messed up thoroughly. I thought hostel food has killed all my taste buds. But…
Taksal- The Curious Name for a Railway Station
Taksal Station on the Kalka Shimla Route I was wondering why the railway station got a name which means ‘minting money.’ Wikipedia has a partial answer about the name Taksal. I think this is the first station that we cross while traveling from Kalka to Shimla.
Barog Railway Station
Barog Railway Station is a beautiful spot on the Kalka Shimla toy train route. The toy train route is part of the UNESCO World Heritage. We learned that it is possible to rent a room on the railway station itself and stay there! So my two nephews Dilip, Sunil (also known as Brat 1 and…
The Kalka Shimla Railcar at Barog
The Kalka Shimla Railcar at Barog When we were returning from Barog, we had this entire railcar to us! It was going back empty and the Barog station master arranged for three tickets for us. When we were at Barog and saw the railcar for the first time and Brat 2 said, “How would it…
Push Trolley, Indian Railways
Push Trolley at Dharampur Station, Kalka Shimla Railway Line, it is used on the railway tracks by railway official And just before our Railcar started moving out, this kid came and claimed the car!
Arch Gallery Bridge Between Sonwara and Dharampur
Arch Gallery Bridge Between Sonwara and Dharampur on Kalka Shimla Rail Line I know the picture is not quite striking but the Arch Bridge is actually quite striking. We were coming back from Barog to Kalka in the Railcar and I was looking in the opposite direction. The driver of the Railcar reduced the speed…