With the threat of closing down, looming on the 34 KMs Kurduvadi-Barsi Town NG line, Jayant and asHIsh undertook a journey on a two coach train running between these stations. Pictures and text by Ashish Kuvelkar.
Pappu da trailer competes with the 1344 passenger. Except for the couple of kilometers at each end of this line, the road runs parallel to the railway line including on most of the bridges. Photo by Ashish Kuvelkar.
Shendri station is located 18 KMs from Kurduvadi and 16KMs from Barsi Town . The token picked from Barsi Town is dropped at Sindri. Notice the now defunct, unique lamp post. Photo by Ashish Kuvelkar.
Station building at Shendri is very close to the edge of the platform. Photo by Ashish Kuvelkar.
An old overhead water tank at Shendri. In the past when trains used to run till Latur, the loop line was used for crossing UP and DN trains. Photo by Ashish Kuvelkar.
A narrow bridge on river Sina caters to both road and rail line. The MPS in this section is 40 Kmph. It comes down to 25 Kmph when the line goes over a bridge. Photo by Ashish Kuvelkar.
With nice big trees providing nice shade on the platform of Shendri station, who needs a canopy ? Of course, it is a different story during monsoon. Two pairs of trains run in the Kurduvadi-Barsi Town 34 KM long section which is covered in...
Vanished Track in Grass
Upalai Station. a station with no loops. note demolished station building on opposite side . the road in between
The Start. A small portion of tracks has been removed first to make way for vehicles as approach to a bypass road construction
The Lonely Barshi Light Track. Traffic has been stopped for Gauge Conversion