MONSOON Railways in INDIA :
Koraput Rayagada Journey through
Tunnels & Viaducts
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Pramit Mitra
Published on Aug 16, 2015
Monsoon Journey through Hills &
Forests of Odisha
Monsoon, I'm sure everyone will agree,
is the best season to admire Mother Nature. Combine that to a train travel with
a chugging ALCo, its sound echoing off hills, viaducts and tunnels in plenty
and a some breathtaking landscapes; Koraput Rayagada section offers just that
!!
I was fortunate enough to visit the
section as a part of a mega-quadrilateral trip with my dear friend and senior
Anindya Roy. This video was shot exactly an year earlier on board the 18006
Samaleshwari Express which was led by a Bondamunda WDM-3D that day.
The stretch from Koraput to Rayagada,
163 kms, can roughly be classified into 2 distinct parts. The initial stretch
from Koraput to Tikiri, where the train glides through the lap of the Laxmipur
Pattangi Range, past the elephant infested zones of Baiguda (the highest point
of the stretch) and some beautiful green landscapes.
Post Tikiri, the descend to the plains
begin. This is where the real fun lies. We encounter tunnels (36 of them) and
viaducts at regular intervals (often back to back in short intervals). The
Rayagada Kashipur Range, another part of the Eastern Ghats give us company.
The entire ghat section ends at
Rayagada, or more precisely at Singapuram Road. Relish the concise compilation
as I give you a glimpse of the above through my camera. However, this is just
1% of the real; please do visit this section to get a feel of what it really is
like. I bet you wont be disappointed.
Grateful thanks to Mr. Pramit Mitra
and YouTube.
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