Beautiful Indian Railways : Stunning Netravati Express with WAP7 Captured From Avchitgad Fort

Indian Railways : 16346 / Netravati Express hauled by Erode (ED) WAP7 goes superbly towards Mumbai from Nidi (CR) The 16345 / 16346 Netravati Express is a daily Express train connecting capital cities of Kerala and Maharashtra. It operates between Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and Thiruvananthapuram Central. The train runs on the Konkan Railway. It is the one and only daily train in Kerala which connects Mumbai to Thiruvananthapuram and vice versa on a daily basis, and this is the first scheduled train service to run the length of the Konkan Railway which started running on March 1, 1998. It was later extended to Thiruvananthapuram. Initially the train the Bombay Kurla (LTT)–Mangalore Netravati Express was plied between Bombay to Mangalore from April 1, 1987 as link via the inland Poona, Gulbarga, Guntakal, Krishnarajapuram, Palakkad route parting at Shornur Junction. Trains on the old route used to take 48 hours to reach Mangalore from Bombay. After the Konkan Railway line was operational in 1998, the route has been changed via the Konkan Railway and the Mangalore–Bombay running time was reduced drastically to 16 hours. On March 1, 1998, the Bombay Kurla (LTT)–Mangalore Netravati Express started running via the Konkan, making it the first scheduled service that ran the length of the Konkan Railway. The link express was made a single train till Cochin Harbour Terminus and further extended till Thiruvananthapuram Central (which is the capital city of Kerala) from 10 February 2001. Mangalore city is situated at the banks of the Netravati River. Since this trains terminating point was Mangalore back then, the name of the train was set as Netravati Express. Avchitgad is a fort located in the Sahyadri ranges of Maharashtra. The fort is situated near Roha in the Raigad district. At the base of this fort is a village called Medha and Padam - Kharapti. This fort is believed to be built by Shilahar kings and subsequently used by the Nizam of Ahmednagar. The great Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji is also believed to have reconstructed this fort. The work was carried out in a hurry and hence the name 'Avchit' (hurry) 'gad' (fort). In the Third Anglo-Maratha War, this fort was won over by Colonel Prother from the Peshwas in February 1818 along with other forts in the neighboring region. Keep Watching !! Subscribe me for more videos !! Video by, Prathamesh Yeram #indianrailways #konkanrailway #trains #train #indianrailway #roha #avchitgad #shivajimaharaj #chhatrapatishivajimaharaj #fort #forts #shivajimaharajfort #maharashtra #raigad #monsoon #railway #netravatiexpress #wap7 #rainyseason #irfca #india