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Life as seen from Darjeeling Himalayan Railway - 5

Life as seen from Darjeeling Himalayan Railway - 5, part of photo essay by Milind Sathe Life as seen from Darjeeling Himalayan Railway - 5, which is part of my Photo Essay : Life as seen from Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

Pleasant surprise - Sighting of the train

Pleasant surprise - sighting of the train While driving from Bagdogra to Phuentsholing which is the point of entry into Bhutan from north Bengal side, noticed a single line railway track running parallel to the road for quite some time.  Sure enough, a train appeared. Realised that it was going quite slow. The fields and the train traversing the plains has always been a visual I do not want to miss. In fact, I consider the cinematographic sequence in " Pather Panchali " by Satyajit Ray as one of the best constructed sequences of all times in which Apu and Durga run through the fields to get a sighting of the train when they hear the train whistle from a distance.