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Uttar Pradesh·railway · aerial

An aerial flight over the Gwalior junction railway station, Madhya Pradesh. Gwalior is one of the major commercial railway stations of the North Central Railway of Indian Railways, which zonal Headquarters is centred in Allahabad.

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A look of the New Delhi railway lines extending through the outskirts of Paharganj. Once known as Shahganj, during the reign of Shah Jahan, Paharganj was one of the first marketplaces outside the fort walls of Delhi.

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Trains in Rajasthan still use the old train signalling system. Here you can also see the railway level crossing opening mechanism. The railway level crossing barrier is opened for cars to cross the platform.

Rajasthan·railway · wildlife

Across the vast plains between Aravalli ridges featuring massive rock formations of Malani Igneous formed by intrusive igneous rock, one crosses Chinkara antelope habitat in Jawai Rajasthan, and flies across the train tracks to Jawai Dam.

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Rescue operations after a train got derailed in Bihar. Survivors being taken to hospital for treatment.

Gujarat·railway

Aerial view of a train leaving the Surat Railway Station in Gujarat.

railway · wildlife

Across the vast Jawai plains, one can see a goods train traverse the landscape, moving from Mumbai towards Delhi and Jaipur.

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Aerial view of Ajmer Junction Railway Station in Rajasthan.

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What a massive railway junction in a busy burgeoning city such as Ajmer! See this huge urban planning success from the air... Ajmer Junction is an important railway junction having five platforms and situated in the heart of the city.

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Manually controlled antique but functional railway level crossing in India.

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Paharganj railway station also known as New Delhi railway station is situated between Ajmeri Gate and Paharganj is the main railway station in Delhi.

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In the olden days, a lot of cargo used to move on trains as well. See the cardboard boxes lying on the platform. This train plies on the Ghaziabad stretch. An announcement about the arrival of Dehra dun express is made on the PA system.

railway · temple

Indian Railways made life easier for devotees who wanted to go for pilgrimage from distant locations to Vaishno Devi and Katra by train.

railway · highway

Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station (station code NZM) is one of the five main railway stations of Delhi, India from where trains originate.

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A foreigner visitor to India says "Yes, it's lovely! It's a nostalgic journey in time which makes you realise how it used to be. It's a lovely train and very well hosted by the Sariska people.

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Train journeys have a certain romance to them. Join us on this journey from Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh to the bustling New Delhi Railway station by train.

Rajasthan·highway · railway

A melange of train tracks and road imagery, with cars. The new constructions of Jodhpur city loom prominent from the air. What a well planned city Jodhpur appears to be, with forts and palaces to boot.

Himachal Pradesh·railway · snow

In the winter of 2020, the toy train of Simla still runs, despite deep snow-pack and melting snow. A standby rake of the Indian Railways stands by in dis-use.

Himachal Pradesh·railway

The Shimla toy train rolls into Shimla railway station, past Shoghi, to the end of its mountainous track, in one of the most quaint railway stations in India, second perhaps only to the Ghoom and Darjeeling train stations for the Himalayan…

Odisha·railway

Trains roll into Puri railway station in the olden days, literally archival footage of pre electric trains. All seem to be diesel or coal based locomotives.

railway · school

Students jump on to and jump off running trains, and in between trains in movement. No wonder so many track accidents take place in India. Others pop their heads out of train windows even as trains pass them by.

Rishikesh, Uttarakhand·railway · highway

One approaches the Sakoti Tanda railway line from the Delhi side and then climbs onto a flyover that goes across the train line.

railway · industry

Migrant workers in Telangana are sent home by train from Lingampally railway station in the state. Migrant workers are seen sitting outside the platform to board the train.