The Saurashtra Sojourn

This is a collection of pictures from our journey and ride across the railway network of Kathiawar Peninsula, which is twinned with natural forests, rolling meadows, and miles of seashore. Sections we covered in this sojourn include Hapa, Jamnagar, Dwarka, Okha, Rajkot, Veraval, and Junagadh.

Date: 2013-12-13
Owner: Harish Kumar
Size: 59 items
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Guard of honour at Khanderi for IR's longest diesel-hauled train. (Benher)

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59504 Okha-Viramgam passenger exits Khanderi. To the left of the picture is the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium. (Benher)

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We continued our journey towards Porbander, and took a break at Jamnagar Byepass, when the BTPN rake that we spotted earlier at RJT shown up. Here it is all set to clear the Hapa home signal. (Naveen)

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and it slowly enters Hapa (Harish Kumar)

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and one last time for us, the BTPN rake shows up. (Harish Kumar)

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From Jamnagar, we were Porbander bound. Once we crossed Lalpur, the landscape opened up, and with the evening sun beautifully lighting up the horizon, we were in search of a location for RF. Just by instinct, at Dharampur, we took a left turn, and we reac

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An hour after we arrive at this picturesque location, the late-running Kanalus - Porbandar Passenger appeared around the corner. (Raghu Jayaraman)

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(Benher)

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(Harish Kumar)

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(Harish Kumar)

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(Raghu Jayaraman)

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(Harish Kumar)

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(Naveen)

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(Benher)

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(Harish Kumar)

Comments
Very good set of pics there - Great effort and hats off to all four of you.
Posted by PVS Praveen Kumar on 2013 Dec 22 11:59:46 +0000