A Monsoon Journey to North Bengal in Kanchankanya ExpressPart 1: Sealdah to New Jalpaiguri Jn.It was really a good fortune that I got to visit a little bit of NFR before the pangs of electrification reached there. Though I couldn't venture deep inside NFR territory owing to certain constraints; I got what I had set out for. I had 2 main goals of visiting that place; 1) Explore the Dooars Branch-line, 2) NJP Shatabdi ride at 130kmph. That the second option was disappointing on a different aspect, is a story for later; for now let the focus be on this Journey....
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