Awesome Train Ride in Monsoon : Special Coverage : Onboard Tapovan Express : Indian Railways

Indian Railways:- Onboard Journey Compilation of 17617 / Tapovan Express hauled by Kalyan (KYN) WCAM3 from Kalyan to Igatpuri.

Video consists of station skips, arrival departure from Kasara, Thul Ghat Coverage etc.

The 17618 / 17 Tapovan Express is a Express train belonging to Indian Railways – South Central Railway zone that runs between Nanded & Mumbai in India.

It operates as train number 17618 from Huzur Sahib Nanded to Mumbai CST and as train number 17617 in the reverse direction serving the state of Maharashtra.

Tapovan (Sanskrit) comes from the two root words tapasya – meaning specifically austerity, and more generally spiritual practice, and vana, meaning forest, or wilderness.

Thul Ghat (incline) is a series of mountain slopes in the Western Ghats traversed by the Bhusawal-Kalyan line. From Kalyan to Kasara, the line covers a length of 42 mi (68 km) and rises to an altitude of 948 ft (289 m) above sea level at Kasara. The next section from Kasara to Igatpuri is 9.5 mi (15 km) across Thul Ghat and within that distance the line rises from 948 ft (289 m) to 1,918 ft (585 m) the gradient in the section being 1:37. The line negotiates this steep incline with the help of curves. The Ehegaon viaduct along this line is 719 ft (219 m) long and 180 ft (55 m) high. According to IRFCA, “The viaduct is situated in a steep valley nestling in the midst of hills that skirt around it in the tunnels and then is carried across the yawning chasm on a tall imposing structure… Some of the viaducts and tunnels on this line are considered outstanding achievements in Civil Engineering and are among the finest works in the world.”

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Prathamesh Yeram