RailFans don't miss their train. Why? Because they go to the station HOURS before the actual departure of their Train - to watch OTHER trains depart. - Prince Maan

Mallapur Station board
A Quite Morning
It was almost 1/2 past 6 when i woke up, it looked like people were waiting for the train to move. The train got stuck in a signal. Not much people were there in my compartment now, few families were playing with their kids. I got down my berth to have a look outside. I was little late for the sunrise, the sun has shed it's orange skin and was almost pale yellow. Still, the place
was...
more...

pleasant, calm, serene. Beyond the station platform i could see sunflower fields till the horizon looking at their new-born sun. Train has halted in a station called Mallapur, somewhere in North-Karnataka. It was time to take a snap, i quickly went to grabbed my camera bag , by the time i took out my camera couple of persons already spotted me curiously asking my what i am gonna take, are you a reporter?...
Before it's too late, i took a under-exposed snap of this calm station and here it is.
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Badami can be reached by train easily from bangalore. Train No 16535-Solapur Golgombaz Exp goes from YPR to Badami. It's a 12 hr journey. You can also reach in Bus from Bangalore to Hubli or Bagalkot and from there another one to Badami.
By Sridhar Venkat
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