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Yesterday (23:22)   05355/Nanpara - Mailani MG Express Special (UnReserved) | NNP/Nanpara Junction (2 PFs)
AyushBijnor
AyushBijnor   41 blog posts
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Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great:Spectacular!! ЁЯТОЁЯТОЁЯТО
Meter Gauge Chronicles. A journey in one of the last remaining mainline MG routes.

1. BRK-MLN MG Express being shunted on PF-1 of Bahraich. Meanwhile GD-BRK DEMU in background in background preparing for it's return journey.

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Machine, man and nature. Our train departing from the laidback settings of Manjhara Poorab.

3. Daily life and the daily commuters of the train. Most of the travellers boarded to reach their daily jobs in Risiya. Teachers, shopkeepers, nurses, policeman, peons, everyone on the train seemed to know each other.

4. A curious child looking out of the window. He kept asking his father about everything he saw. That's how I became a railfan, too.

5. Lines meeting and going deep into the Katarniaghat wildlife sanctuary.

6, 7. Traversing through the Dudhwa national park.

8. Approaching the mighty Ghaghra barrage. It was quite scary sitting on the gate and recording while the river churned below.

9. A semaphore signal and a railway employee returning after setting the signal to Stop.

10. That one's obvious. The little devil snatched my samosa and hid below the train.

11. Our pairing train going back to Bahraich, running back into the Katarniaghat sanctuary after emerging from Dudhwa.

12. A busy Nanpara Junction bustling with activity. Train halted here for almost an hour. You can go out and buy things to eat. Or you can buy bread-pakoras or samosas being freshly made on the PF. The huge old tree gives the feels of old times and may remind you of Malgudi Days.

13. The said bread-pakora. Along with the samosa it was quite delicious, although a bit oily to my liking.

14. A IZN YDM-4 stands tall at it's base, Mailani.

15. The MG yard of Mailani. You can spot a wide variety of YDM-4s, GS and Vistadome tourist coaches here. Along with a few freight vans and brake vans.

16. Located a few meters away from the station, beyond the yard is the loco maintenance shed of Mailani, most probably managed by IZN.

17. Mailani yard with all the MG coaches and locos with the coaching depot visible in the background.

18. Where MG meets electrified BG. BRK-MLN MG Express on PF-3 while my next connecting train MLN-GKP Express standing on PF-1.

I did this journey on 31/06/2022. And except LKO-GD, the entire LKO-MLN-LJN journey was on a station bought general ticket. The train was clean, washrooms were clean and were fully functional. Although same can't be said for the electrical elements.

I was also quite surprised that people boarding the train from the stations mid-jungle, too traveled with valid tickets. They were helpful and interacting with them, learning about their slow lives in remote areas was an experience in itself.

Kumud.

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Railfan_NF^~   742 blog posts
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Which section will remain permanently mg in this region.?
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AyushBijnor
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Probably, the Mailani-Nanpara section, because technically they can't convert it, as it passes through a wildlife sanctuary and a national park.

Or if they're only concerned with running tourist specials like other MG sections, they may even trim it short to end at Bichhia in Dudhwa, the current tourist special runs till there only.
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Railfan_NF^~   742 blog posts
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So suppose if we are planning to take a ride on this mg train. Where do we need to go mailani or nanpara? If I am not wrong we should go mailani take tickets and board train till the stop it goes.? Or is there system of advance reservation as well.?
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AyushBijnor
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Useful:Thank you for the information ЁЯШК
Earlier, the Gonda-05371-05355-Mailani-15010-Lucknow used to be the most effective chain, with all the trains in sync and wait times less than half an hour.

Now, with the gauge conversion, it's quite hectic. You should either reach Gonda, take a UP Roadways or auto to Nanpara, and then continue further using the same chain.

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reach Mailani by some early morning train, take the train to Nanpara, deboard there, take a UP roadways or auto to Bahraich. Take the evening DEMU to Gonda and carry on further.

Or, just take the Tourist special to Bichhia, do a round trip back to Mailani, and take the 15010 to LJN. But this won't take you through the whole route and will be full of unmannered 'tourists'.

Please keep in mind that the journey is slow, and after the initial excitement wears off, it gets boring after the jungle ends if you're traveling solo. There is no network in the national park areas. And except for Nanpara I couldn't find anything to eat.

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kirk781^~   3718 blog posts
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Interesting images. Due to Dudhwa national park restrictions, IR isn't gonna convert this track into BG, right?
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Today (07:57)   12238/Begampura Express (PT)
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тАЬрдмреЗрдЧрдордкреБрд░рд╛ рдПрдХреНрд╕рдкреНрд░реЗрд╕тАЭ ЁЭРЛЁЭРЗЁЭРБ рдкрд╛рдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ рдЦреБрд╢реА рдордирд╛рдФтАжтЭЧ
ЁЯШГЁЯШЕ
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Jun 13 (21:58)   G/Gondia Junction (7 PFs)
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So, рд░реЗрд▓рд╡реЗ рдХреЗ рдСрдлрд┐рд╢рд┐рдпрд▓ atlas ( click here ) рдореЗрдВ рдЧреЛрдВрджрд┐рдпрд╛ рдмрд╛рдпрдкрд╛рд╕ рд▓рд╛рдЗрди рдХреА рдкрд╣рд▓реА рдЭрд▓рдХ рджрд┐рдЦрдирд╛ рд╢реБрд░реВ рд╣реЛ рдЧрдИ рд╣реИред рдЕрдм рдЬрд▓реНрдж рд╕реЗ рдЬрд▓реНрдж рдЗрд╕рдХрд╛ рдХрд╛рдо рдкреВрд░реНрдг рд╣реЛ рддрд╛рдХрд┐ рдЬрдмрд▓рдкреБрд░,рдиреИрдирдкреБрд░, рдмрд╛рд▓рд╛рдШрд╛рдЯ,рдХрдЯрдВрдЧреА,рд╕рд┐рд╡рдиреА,рдЫрд┐рдВрджрд╡рд╛рдбрд╝рд╛,рдордВрдбрд▓рд╛ рд╕реЗ рджреБрд░реНрдЧ, рд░рд╛рдпрдкреБрд░ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рд╕реАрдзрд╛ рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░ рдЦреБрд▓ рдЬрд╛рдПрдЧрд╛ред
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Yesterday (09:07)
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Gondia RoR ka CRS kab hoga ?
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Yesterday (09:08)
SGRFC^~
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Irtaqua ji , iss weekend,ek baar ground me Jake dekha ke aaye aur video bhi banaye
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Yesterday (14:17)
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рдЕрднреА рддреЛ рдкреБрд░реЗ ROR рдореЗ рд░реЗрд▓ рд▓рд╛рдИрди рдмрд┐рдЫрд╛рдирд╛ рд╢реБрд░реБ рднреА рдирд╣реА рд╣реБрдЖ рд╣реИ, рддреЛ рдХрд░рд┐рдм рем рдорд╣рд┐рдиреЗ рдФрд░ рд▓рдЧреЗрдВрдЧреЗ CRS рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдпреЗ ред
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SGRFC^~
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Bridges рдХрд╛ рддреЛ рдХрд╛рдо рд╣реЛ рдЧрдпрд╛ рди? рдФрд░ рдпреЗ рдмрддрд╛рдУ рдпреЗ рдЧреВрдЧрд▓ рдЕрд░реНрде рдХрдм рдХрдм рдЕрдкрдбреЗрдЯ рд╣реЛрддрд╛ рд╣реИ?
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Recent Update:

The current 2km track between Gondia and Hirdamali has been decommissioned, and the removal process is underway. Trains are now utilizing the newly constructed track.

In terms of the Commissioning Safety
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(CRS) inspection, it is anticipated to occur within the next six months. Due to the frequent detention of trains at Gondia Junction Home Signal as a result of yard occupancy, the railway authorities are prioritizing the completion of this project.

I have attached a progress video for your reference, which provides a visual representation of the ongoing work.

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Uzair123
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Entry# 6105922               Past Edits
20481 sawai madhopur se kota c cabin pe aa rahi he sogaria station nhi aayegi agar iska Naya route kota c cabin he to waha se boarding kr sakte hein
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рдпреЗ train divert рд╣реИ рдФрд░ рдЗрд╕рдХрд╛ diverted route рд░рд╣реЗрдЧрд╛, KOTA Nagda Ujjain Sant Hirdaram Nagar Bhopal
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Yesterday (00:32)   12441/Bilaspur - New Delhi Rajdhani Express
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Is this the only rajdhani that does not terminate at State Capital ? Thank you
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Ahmedabad is not a capital
But jammu was there a capital and still is?
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Yesterday (23:29)
AyushBijnor
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That mainly depends on the zones. KR emphasizes passenger amenities, too. So there are trains from Madgaon, making it the hub. SWR is solely focused on its HQ and freights, so Vasco is neglected.

I've been to Goa, and I think even in real life, some parts are overhyped, and some parts are not much explored. But isn't it the same for everywhere else, me myself hailing from a 'tourist city'.
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They all in same place within 30 to 35 kms span i think . Its all comes under satellite station
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Dibrugarh is Assam State and Dispur and Dibrugarh are nowhere near by
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Really ! Never knew that - thanks for saying that
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