The Punalur-Sengottai Meter Gauge ghat section was one of Indian Railway’s most beautiful routes. This meter gauge section became extinct on 20th of September 2010. I got a chance to travel in this route on the last day of its journey. This was the last meter gauge railway line in Kerala. Now it has became part of history.
This railway line runs very close to the nature. You can enjoy the scenic beauty to its maximum. It took almost two and a half hours for a 49 km journey. But you never feel that you’ve travelled for this much time. The Punalur-Sengottai passenger has seven stops in between.
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The Kollam-Sengottai Meter gauge line was conceived and implemented by Great Maharajah Balarama Varma I (Uthradam Tirunal) of Travancore. The inaugural run was on 1 July 1904. The meter gauge line from Kollam-Punalur became extinct on 30th April 2007. And now the line from Punalur-Sengottai has also became extinct leaving behind no meter gauge lines in Kerala.
It’s difficult to take pictures during such an awesome journey. It’ll ruin the enjoyment. Moreover it is difficult to shoot on a running train. But I managed to take some photos and videos for those who missed this opportunity. Here are a few of them:
Kollada MOne..Grt Effort...!
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