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Here we see a rarely visited place in Bhutanghat, which is located at Indo-Bhutan border...it presents the beauty of the rising range in the eastern most stretch of the Himalayas...the rock formation reveals its still growing stage...and I loved the place for the beautiful blue Raidak river streaming down from Bhutan and trying settle down in the plains,,,taken in West Bengal, India
Being the main road between Siliguri to Alipurduar via Kalimpong road, this is one of the busiest highways in North East India. Never expected to get this road empty like this.
13134 Down New Alipurduar Sealdah Kanchankanya Express with BWN WDM-2#17982 skipping Chandanpur in HWH BWN Chord section of ER.
HWH based WAP-4 loco - 22337 arrives platform number - 07 at Kanpur Central with 14084 (Delhi-Alipurduar) Sikkim Mahananda Express at its tow !!
Species No: 7(c)
ID: Black Headed Oriole (Flying)
Alternate Name: Black Hooded Oriole
Scientific Name: Oriolus xanthornus
Conservation Status: LC
In Bengali: বেনে বৌ / ইষ্টি কুটুম
Place: Alipurduar, West Bengal
DOP: February, 2019
BWN WDM-2#17982 led 13150 Down Alipurduar Junction Sealdah Kanchankanya Express skipping Baruipara in HWH BWN Chord section bang on time.
Nearly 3 hour late 3150 Down Alipurduar Jn-Sealdah Kanchankanya Express behind BWN WDM-3A#16089 crossing Dankuni.
Species No: 50
ID: Maroon Oriole (Juvenile)
Gender: Female
Scientific Name: Oriolus traillii
Conservation Status: LC
In Bengali: তামারঙ বেনে বৌ, তামাটে-লাল বেনে বৌ
Place: Alipurduar, West Bengal
DOP: February, 2019
BWN WDM-3A #16163 led 13149 Sealdah - Alipurduar Kanchan Kanya Express speeds through picturesque tea gardens near Bagrakot as it heads towards its destination.
I was waiting for Kanchankanya to appear on the scene when this beast WDM3D #11423 appeared out of nowhere, chugging its way with 19305 Indore-Guwahati Weekly.
03060/Alipurduar - Howrah Special Fare Summer Special
আলিপুরদুয়ার - হাওড়া বিশেষ ভাড়া গ্রীষ্মকালীন স্পেশাল अलीपुरद्वार - हावड़ा विशेष किराया ग्रीष्मकालीन स्पेशल Skipping Hogghly Led HWH RED WDM 3D#11317.😘😘😍😍
The Dooars or Duars are the floodplains and foothills of the eastern Himalayas in North-East India around Bhutan.
12345 Saraighat SF Express waiting for starter signal at New Alipurduar (NOQ) railway station in North East Frontier Railway in a cool winter afternoon ! While Siliguri (SGUJ) dual cab monster #40360 WDP 4D doing its hauling honours ! The loco pilots were busy checking headlamps & other necessary equipment !
The train was running almost 10 hours late otherwise it skips the station after just a minute halt in wee hours ! Actually it had faced a rail strike ahead, was done by Bodo race dominated people in the area !
Location : New Alipurduar (NOQ), North East Frontier Railway, West Bengal.
Date : 24 th October, 2016.
Species No: 51(c)
ID: Oriental Magpie Robin
Gender: Female
Scientific Name: Copsychus saularis
Conservation Status: LC
In Bengali: দোয়েল
Place: Alipurduar, West Bengal
DOP: February, 2019
Somehow this chap from Ludhiana has ended up doing freight duty at New Cooch Behar. Our locomotives surely do travel through the length and the breadth of this country!
ID: Oriental Magpie Robin
Scientific Name: Copsychus Saularis
Size: Around 20 cm
Gender: Female
Identification: Brown & Slaty Grey Color, Cocked Tail, Shy, Singing
Local Name: Doyel
Conservation Status: LC
Family: Muscicapidae
Food: Insects, Flower Nectar
Place: Alipurduar, West Bengal
DOP: 13.02.2019
A view of the bridge over River Teesta at Sivok located in the heart of Mahananda Wild Life Sanctuary and the foothills of Eastern Himalaya.The railway track connects Siliguri to Alipurduar.
The Chilapata Forest is a dense forest near Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary in Dooars, Jalpaiguri District. It is about 20 km from Alipurduar, and just a few minutes away from Hasimara town. Until recently, the area was known for dacoity, but it is now safe for tourists.
Continuously honking WDP 4D of Howrah diesel loco shed negotiates a curve with New Alipurduar bound Teesta Torsa Festival special
SGUJ WDP-4B #40028 led 15483 Alipurduar - Delhi Sikkim Mahananda Express accelerates as it skips Bagrakot.
SGUJ WDP-4D #40377 led 13247 Kamakhya - Rajendranagar Capital Express negotiates a curve as it crosses Buxa Wildlife Sanctuary after departing from Alipurduar Junction.
Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary is a protect park situated at the foothills of Eastern Himalayas in Alipurduar Sub-Division of Jalpaiguri District in West Bengal and on the bank of river Torsa and have an area of 141 km² and altitude of 61 m. Jaldapara, the vast grassland with patches of riverine forests was declared a sanctuary in 1941 for protection of the great variety flora and fauna, particularly one-horned rhinos, an animal threatened with extinction.
HWH based WDP4D No. 40341 at New Jalpaiguri with train 15959 17P35 Howrah to Dibrugarh "Kamrup Express" on 23.02.18. I'd planned to catch this train to New Alipurduar, it's amazing how quickly travel plans can change....
SGUJ based WDP-4 loco - 20011 is pulling into platform number - 01 at New Jalpaiguri (NJP) station yard with Delhi (DLI) bound 14083 (Alipurduar-Delhi) Sikkim Mahananda Express at its tow !!
TKD WDP-4D #40251 led 20506 New Delhi - Dibrugarh Town Rajdhani Express curves out of New Alipurduar on a hazy afternoon.
A Train With Unique Train Number !!
Dirty SGUJ/Siliguri WDP4D Roaring Under Catenary Jungle, Echoing The Atmosphere with Its Humming and Honking !
The Guwahati Bound 12345 Saraighat SF Express Approaching Belur Station !!
ALCo WDM3A #16588 of DLS Malda (NFR) leading 15472 Kamakhya - Alipurduar Intercity Express.
Video Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_IJ4TXGjvg
HWH WDP4D 40413 crosses Baranagar Road with the rake of 02378 New Alipurduar Sealdah Padatik COVID-19 Special. This was supposed to be the last end to end diesel run of this train. After this day, it ran with an electric Locomotive from Sealdah to New Jalpaiguri but due to some problems with the adjustment of the crew at New Jalpaiguri, it was again returned to it's diesel link. 10 days later, the electric. link was restored as Brahmaputra Mail also started receiving an electric locomotive from New Jalpaiguri and the crew was adjusted.
This pic was taken in the village in front of Buxa Fort. Buxa Fort is (in)famous because Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose was said to have been imprisoned here for some time
Subhas Chandra Bose: 23 January 1897 – 18 August 1945 (aged 48) was an Indian nationalist whose defiant patriotism made him a hero in India, but whose attempt during World War II to rid India of British rule with the help of Nazi Germany and Japan left a troubled legacy. The honorific Netaji (Hindustani language: "Respected Leader"), first applied to Bose in Germany, by the Indian soldiers of the Indische Legion and by the German and Indian officials in the Special Bureau for India in Berlin, in early 1942, is now used widely throughout India.
Earlier, Bose had been a leader of the younger, radical, wing of the Indian National Congress in the late 1920s and 1930s, rising to become Congress President in 1938 and 1939. However, he was ousted from Congress leadership positions in 1939 following differences with Mohandas K. Gandhi and the Congress high command. He was subsequently placed under house arrest by the British before escaping from India in 1940
Buxa Fort, 26°45′17.86″N 89°34′49.04″E is located at an altitude of 867 metres (2,844 ft) in the Buxa Tiger Reserve, Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. It is located 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Alipurduar, the nearest town. The Bhutan King used the fort to protect the portion of famous Silk Route connecting Tibet with India, via Bhutan. Still later during unrest in Occupation of Tibet, hundreds of refugees arrived at the place and used the then abandoned fort as refugee.
The Buxa Tiger Reserve (Pron: ˈbʌksə) is a 760-square-kilometre (290 sq mi) tiger reserve located inside the Buxa National Park (Bengali: বক্সা জাতীয় উদ্যান Bôksha Jatio Uddan) in West Bengal, India, in the Buxa hills of the southern hilly area of Bhutan. Animals found in the park include, the tiger, civet, and red jungle fowl