Diwankhauti, a typical wayside station on KR

Diwankhauti station with its curve looks beautiful after a short spell of rain.

The Dadr bound KR4 passenger eners the loop at Diwankhauti, pulled ably by WDG-3A #14647 from Kalyan

Another view of the passenger as it pulls into Diwankhauti

At Khed, its time for the Mangala Express to cross us. In charge is WDM-3A from Ernakulam

Crossing over, we now wait for the clear signal

The interiors of the brand new Janshatabdi coach of CR. The quality of the coach was not great. There were jammed or loose food trays, loose magazine holders in the coach. The paint job on the exterior was horrible

Amidst a shower of rain, a BOXN freighter headed by twin GOC locos crosses us

The Janshatabdi winds through another rock cutting on KR

The beauty contest winner ED WDM-2 #18484 at the helm of Madgaon bound Janshatabdi express sends out a cloud of smoke as it notches up after clearing a speed restriction somewhere near Sangameshwar.

Ukshiyard tunnel. The only double track tunnel in KR and the only station in India whose premises are in a tunnel!

A lone ET wDM-3A waits at Ukshi

A view of Kankavli station

WE meet the TVC - VRL express at Sindhudurg

Janshatabdi crosses the Janshatabdi! Our pairing train, the 2052 Janshatabdi waits patiently at Kudal headed by ED WDM-3D #11179.

This board at Thivim station was near our coach D-2 on board the 2051 Janshatabdi. And guess what? Our coach was the 6th coach from the loco!

Beautiful Thivim station.

The JS enters the Mandovi river bridge

KR's DMU rake, which runs between Madgaon and Karwar, sleeps in the shed at Verna

This is the point near Majorda where the SWR line meets the KR line.

The loco which brought us to Madgaon.

PUNE WDM-3A #18748 waits at Madgaon with the Pune bound Poorna express. The train was fairly on time on that day.

KR's Skybus lies idle near Madgaon station, apparently not in a running condition.

The famous bridge on the Zuari river on KR, as seen from the parallel road bridge on the river.