Tag: indian rail
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Marina, Chennai
The Video July 8: The train journey from Kodaikanal Road (three hours bus ride from the Kodaikanal Hills) to Chennai was excellent. They provided us the bed sheet and pillow for Rs 15 in the rail and that made the 8-hour journey ‘very’ comfortable, my neck tells me. I stayed awake till 12 am typing […]
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To Ernakulam and In Fort Cochin
The Train Journey In front of a chai pasal (tea shop) in Fort Cochhin Initially, at the time of leaving Kanya Kumari (on Saturday, 4th July), the train was virtually empty as it originated from that station. So we thought the whole thing belonged to us! The ‘fact’ that the train was carrying only three […]
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To Madhurai, From Alleppey in a General Dibba
Most of the pics were taken by, who else, Ishwari July 5/6: Wow the real and full fledged feeling of the general dibba (compartment) in the Indian rail was experienced in this 11 hour partly adventurous, partly torturous journey. The train arrived at the dot but with all general dibbas filled to their capacity and […]
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Kerala Express: Day Two (Music n Booze)
[Some of the photos posted below are from Day 3] My last trip to Kanyakumari, Rameshworam, Goa journey. And the first Indian Rail and beach visit. I’ll put the rest of the photos of that trip-October 2008- soon and some of the snaps are strikingly similar. It’s a new day. The wind that blows in […]
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रेलभित्रको सिपाही
दिनेश वाग्ले वाग्ले स्ट्रिट जर्नल यो लेख आजको कान्तिपुर कोसेलीमा प्रकाशित भएको हो । ‘कति बज्यो दाइ?’ मेरा दुवै हातमा घडी थिएन, जो म पक्का थिएँ, उसले ठम्याएको थियो। तैपनि उसले सोध्यो। साढे ३२ सय किलोमिटर परको सुदूर दक्षिण भारतीय सहर त्रिवेन्द्रमलाई लक्ष्य बनाएर बिहानै गोरखपुर छाडेको तीन घन्टा मात्र भएको थियो। ‘राप्तीसागर सुपरफास्ट एक्स्प्रेस’ […]
Dinesh Wagle 