In the shade of the Tamarind tree
It's Saturday morning and we spend the final couple of hours in the Jaipur area before the 5 hour drive along NH8 back to Delhi.
It's also pretty warm so what better than to lazily take a snap from where some of the passengers are biding their time keeping out of the heat - in the shade of the Tamarind tree. Well at least that's what I think it is, hopefully someone will confirm or re-educate me!
This shot was taken at Nindhar Benar and catches the 10.00 Jaipur - Sikar (train 52083) in the capable hands of a NWR metre-gauge Alco no. 6738 as it pulls into the platform line. As can be seen the platform has barely any height and passengers will quite happily board from this side too, including the couple at left who ambled over to the train after taking a peek at what I was doing.
Work here is well underway for gauge conversion with a new platform face already under construction, together with a new building and extension to the current minimalist canopy. As Jaipur continues to grow it seems like Indian Railways are taking the GC opportunity to deliver a station in keeping with the expected passenger traffic levels.
19th March 2016
In the shade of the Tamarind tree
It's Saturday morning and we spend the final couple of hours in the Jaipur area before the 5 hour drive along NH8 back to Delhi.
It's also pretty warm so what better than to lazily take a snap from where some of the passengers are biding their time keeping out of the heat - in the shade of the Tamarind tree. Well at least that's what I think it is, hopefully someone will confirm or re-educate me!
This shot was taken at Nindhar Benar and catches the 10.00 Jaipur - Sikar (train 52083) in the capable hands of a NWR metre-gauge Alco no. 6738 as it pulls into the platform line. As can be seen the platform has barely any height and passengers will quite happily board from this side too, including the couple at left who ambled over to the train after taking a peek at what I was doing.
Work here is well underway for gauge conversion with a new platform face already under construction, together with a new building and extension to the current minimalist canopy. As Jaipur continues to grow it seems like Indian Railways are taking the GC opportunity to deliver a station in keeping with the expected passenger traffic levels.
19th March 2016