12007/MGR Chennai Central - Mysuru Shatabdi Express
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Towards the end of 2019, I decided to explore the Hoodi Halt station for some RF. On Fridays, one can spot 3 Humsafar trains within a couple of hours span. Hence, to capture the same I visited the station once and having liked the place, I visited yet again on another day. This small compilation contains clips from those 2 visits.Speeding Trains with ALCo, EMD & Electrics on the Bengaluru Chennai LineVideo Link - click here
| An Unforgettable Journey |Chapter- 3Priceless Happiness :)28-04-2018(The most beautiful and also the last part of this travelogue)Opened my eyes,saw the watch,it ticked 5:30.Just climbed down the berth slowly and sat by the window seat.I guess I woke just before Adarki.Freshened myself and stood by the door.I was the first one in the entire coach to wake up,the whole coach was silent and lights were off.Witnessed one of the best ever sceneries of the entire Indian Railways 💓Ran to the right door and left door and was just awestruck with the gigantic curves,the beautiful hills and the rural views!Then came the...
| An Unforgettable Journey |Chapter- 3Priceless Happiness :)28-04-2018(The most beautiful and also the last part of this travelogue)Opened my eyes,saw the watch,it ticked 5:30.Just climbed down the berth slowly and sat by the window seat.I guess I woke just before Adarki.Freshened myself and stood by the door.I was the first one in the entire coach to wake up,the whole coach was silent and lights were off.Witnessed one of the best ever sceneries of the entire Indian Railways 💓Ran to the right door and left door and was just awestruck with the gigantic curves,the beautiful hills and the rural views!Then came the...
| An Unforgettable Journey |Chapter- 3Priceless Happiness :)28-04-2018(The most beautiful and also the last part of this travelogue)Opened my eyes,saw the watch,it ticked 5:30.Just climbed down the berth slowly and sat by the window seat.I guess I woke just before Adarki.Freshened myself and stood by the door.I was the first one in the entire coach to wake up,the whole coach was silent and lights were off.Witnessed one of the best ever sceneries of the entire Indian Railways 💓Ran to the right door and left door and was just awestruck with the gigantic curves,the beautiful hills and the rural views!Then came the...
| An Unforgettable Journey |Chapter- 3Priceless Happiness :)28-04-2018(The most beautiful and also the last part of this travelogue)Opened my eyes,saw the watch,it ticked 5:30.Just climbed down the berth slowly and sat by the window seat.I guess I woke just before Adarki.Freshened myself and stood by the door.I was the first one in the entire coach to wake up,the whole coach was silent and lights were off.Witnessed one of the best ever sceneries of the entire Indian Railways 💓Ran to the right door and left door and was just awestruck with the gigantic curves,the beautiful hills and the rural views!Then came the...
| An Unforgettable Journey |Chapter -2Rural Karnataka27-04-2018,post 14:30 hrs(Long one again)Woke up somewhere near Tiptur and was just glued to the window,the Yeswantpur-Hubballi Line was a new route for me.Experienced the rural Karnataka.Loved the scenes,the rapid transformation of vegetation filled scenery into arid lands soon,those were new for me.Then reached Arsikere around 15:00 hrs.Went to the door and got some fresh air.Slowly started moving out of Arsikere and the landscape starting changing again and again throughout the journey!Then this beautiful thing happened,a bunch of kids started to play in my coach,so cute ❤️ They were running and climbing the ladders and...
| An Unforgettable Journey |Chapter -2Rural Karnataka27-04-2018,post 14:30 hrs(Long one again)Woke up somewhere near Tiptur and was just glued to the window,the Yeswantpur-Hubballi Line was a new route for me.Experienced the rural Karnataka.Loved the scenes,the rapid transformation of vegetation filled scenery into arid lands soon,those were new for me.Then reached Arsikere around 15:00 hrs.Went to the door and got some fresh air.Slowly started moving out of Arsikere and the landscape starting changing again and again throughout the journey!Then this beautiful thing happened,a bunch of kids started to play in my coach,so cute ❤️ They were running and climbing the ladders and...
| An Unforgettable Journey |Chapter -2Rural Karnataka27-04-2018,post 14:30 hrs(Long one again)Woke up somewhere near Tiptur and was just glued to the window,the Yeswantpur-Hubballi Line was a new route for me.Experienced the rural Karnataka.Loved the scenes,the rapid transformation of vegetation filled scenery into arid lands soon,those were new for me.Then reached Arsikere around 15:00 hrs.Went to the door and got some fresh air.Slowly started moving out of Arsikere and the landscape starting changing again and again throughout the journey!Then this beautiful thing happened,a bunch of kids started to play in my coach,so cute ❤️ They were running and climbing the ladders and...
| An Unforgettable Trip |(This entirely consists of the train journey which might feel monotonous for some people,not for me :D Also a long one)Chapter-127-04-2018Slowly started to cross TPJ suburbs at a sedate pace,the Humsafar is one of the lowest trains that doesn't halt at TPJ Fort station.We xinged the looped Chemozhi Express there which was the first crossing of the day.Eventually the ALCo started chugging and acclerated fast into MPS and entered the evergreen TPJ-KRR Single Line section.A haven for RFs,the trains in the line run mostly at MPS and the line runs parallely with the Highway for a long...
| An Unforgettable Trip |(This entirely consists of the train journey which might feel monotonous for some people,not for me :D Also a long one)Chapter-127-04-2018Slowly started to cross TPJ suburbs at a sedate pace,the Humsafar is one of the lowest trains that doesn't halt at TPJ Fort station.We xinged the looped Chemozhi Express there which was the first crossing of the day.Eventually the ALCo started chugging and acclerated fast into MPS and entered the evergreen TPJ-KRR Single Line section.A haven for RFs,the trains in the line run mostly at MPS and the line runs parallely with the Highway for a long...
| An Unforgettable Trip |(This entirely consists of the train journey which might feel monotonous for some people,not for me :D Also a long one)Chapter-127-04-2018Slowly started to cross TPJ suburbs at a sedate pace,the Humsafar is one of the lowest trains that doesn't halt at TPJ Fort station.We xinged the looped Chemozhi Express there which was the first crossing of the day.Eventually the ALCo started chugging and acclerated fast into MPS and entered the evergreen TPJ-KRR Single Line section.A haven for RFs,the trains in the line run mostly at MPS and the line runs parallely with the Highway for a long...
| An Unforgettable Trip |(This entirely consists of the train journey which might feel monotonous for some people,not for me :D Also a long one)Chapter-127-04-2018Slowly started to cross TPJ suburbs at a sedate pace,the Humsafar is one of the lowest trains that doesn't halt at TPJ Fort station.We xinged the looped Chemozhi Express there which was the first crossing of the day.Eventually the ALCo started chugging and acclerated fast into MPS and entered the evergreen TPJ-KRR Single Line section.A haven for RFs,the trains in the line run mostly at MPS and the line runs parallely with the Highway for a long...
| An Unforgettable Trip |(This entirely consists of the train journey which might feel monotonous for some people,not for me :D Also a long one)Chapter-127-04-2018Slowly started to cross TPJ suburbs at a sedate pace,the Humsafar is one of the lowest trains that doesn't halt at TPJ Fort station.We xinged the looped Chemozhi Express there which was the first crossing of the day.Eventually the ALCo started chugging and acclerated fast into MPS and entered the evergreen TPJ-KRR Single Line section.A haven for RFs,the trains in the line run mostly at MPS and the line runs parallely with the Highway for a long...
An Unforgettable TripA travelogue from my side :)(A somewhat lengthy prologue of the trip,upto the beginning of the trip)-| Prologue |26-04-2018,Thursday,To be very frank,this day was a day full of excitement and eager for many people in the world as Avengers Infinity War's release the next day.But the not the same reason for a railfan like me who was excited not for the film's release,but for a 1584 km journey that was going to happen the next day.It was a journey that I planned to do the previous year itself,ended up being postponed by a year!Luggages packed and done,was geared up...
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