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Blog Entry# 923550
Posted: Dec 02 2013 (21:20)

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Dec 02 2013 (21:20)   17316/Velankanni - Vasco-Da-Gama Weekly Express (PT) | VLKN/ (3 PFs)
 
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EXPLORING VELANKANNI RAILWAY LINE : INDIAN RAILWAYS : Velankanni - Nagai on train click here
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Once upon a time Steam Engines use to whistle past this stretch and later on the YDM's took over chugging for a decade or so ... very soon this line was closed for gauge conversion and finally opened back to traffic in 2010.
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first Express train to conquer this new BG line was the Vasco Da Gama Velankanni Weekly Express as seen in the video .
Enjoy the scenic back waters of the Velankanni Coast line as the Vasco bound weekly Express hauled by a chugging ALCo from KJM Diesel Shed chugs and beautifully curves towards Nagapatinam.
Nagappattinam - Velankanni is a 10 KM line that branches out from Nagappattinam Junction across the Coromandel Coast.
The town is home to a significant Roman Catholic shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Good Health.
WATCH : DANGEROUS SEA BRIDGE : INDIAN RAILWAYS TRAIN (PAMBAN SEA BRIDGE )
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