The Great Wetland Rail Romp

Lalam, Sachin and Apurva visit the Honnavar area to railfan in the vast wetlands of the Sharavati river on 1st and 2nd November 2011. In the captions, please note the approximate location of the camera on an aerial map.
All pictures shot with the kind permission of the CPRO, Konkan Railway, Belapur, New Mumbai.

Date: 2011-11-06
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Honnavar tunnel

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Verna - Mangalore Passenger on the Sharavati A bridge

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KR1 passenger

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Magical album. Made me relive the days, when I made a trip to the region in December 2003. The only dampener was that, it was a road trip. I had resolved to come back through the KR, a resolution which has now become even more stronger, thanks to this...
Posted by Kshitij Halbe on 2011 Dec 12 11:30:03 +0000
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Yes, like Uttam says, this is where our ancestors came from. There were no trains or highways in those days, and a journey from Mangalore to Honnavar (3 - 4 hours today) used to take upto 2 days with many river crossings on ramshackle ferry boats. Not...
Posted by Dr.Jitendra Mulky on 2011 Nov 13 13:58:28 +0000
First class stuff...the effort you 3 put in shows in the pictures...thanks for this treat!
Posted by Abhinav Bhattacharjee on 2011 Nov 11 09:42:10 +0000
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