KOLLAM to SENGOTTAI via PUNALUR | Complete Journey on The First Broad Gauge Train in Tenmala Hills

The wait of the people is over as the first train sees the light of the day on the much awaited Punalur - Sengottai section. The first train towards Punalur chugged out of Sengottai on 31st of March 2018, after a gap of nearly 8 years.
Train : 06028 Kollam - Tambaram Special via Punalur
Loco : GOC WDG3A #13283 Leading, GOC WDG3A #13114 Banking
The train came to Kollam as 06027 special which was the first commercially operated train in the Sengottai - Punalur section. This train was the first in the reverse direction.
The train departed Kollam at 13.00 hours and arrived at Sengottai by 17.35 hours.
From 2019, the train has been regularised as 16101 / 16102 Chennai Egmore - Kollam Express.
The Chennai Egmore-Kollam Junction Express (16101/16102, earlier known as the Quilon Mail) is a daily train that runs between Chennai Egmore and Kollam Junction in India. It is the successor of 115 years old Quilon Mail, which ran once upon a time in Meter Gauge lines between Madras and Quilon.
Opened on 1 June 1904, the Quilon-Madras rail line was the first line in Travancore. Its official gauge conversion started in 1998 and completed in 2018. On 31 March 2018, the entire Kollam-Sengottai line was opened for passenger train service. The first passenger train was the Tambaram-Kollam-Tambaram special train (06027) that earned Rs 3.15 lakh by carrying 879 passengers against a capacity of 712.
On 4 March 2019, railway started daily service between Kollam Junction and Chennai Egmore by extending Tambaram-Kollam tri-weekly special train to Chennai Egmore and increased the frequency as a daily service. The service was speeded-up by 35 minutes and the number of intermediate stops were reduced to 21 from 25 (Tiruttangal, Pamba Kovil Shandy, Bhagavathipuram, Auvaneeswaram). The daily express train service between Chennai Egmore and Kollam Junction via Punalur, Rajapalayam and Madurai Junction was one of the oldest routes in South India. The service was first flagged off by Travancore Maharajah Mulam Thirunal Rama Varma in 1904 as Quilon-Madras Mail. The service was diverted through Virudhunagar and Manamadurai in 1996 due to gauge conversion works in Virudhunagar-Madurai stretch. Later, the service discontinued in 2000 for gauge conversion works.
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[@punalurkannan]

My father was Punalur Railway Station Master during 1940s

[@amirhussain4558]

Your father was a railway station ?😀😁😁😂😂😂😂😁😂😃😌😛😜🤑😖🤑😝😓

[@punalurkannan]

Amir Hussain thank you for bringing to notice . Sorry He was Station Master

[@sachusachu33]

Very Good sir

[@venkatesansundararajan80]

Very very happy.

[@reyhanbinnazar8186]

Have any pics of that old trains passing through punaloor or any old pics of stations???/

[@sr4865]

Curve angles were shot nicely

[@sr4865]

Honking, braking nicely captured

[@anshadashraf96]

One of the most beautiful rail routes in kerala😘😘😘

[@s9ka972]

Nilambur Shornur more beautiful

[@judefernandez827]

Beautiful video and also of Kollam my father’s birthplace . As usual the tracks are so clean because it is Kerala . Such clear pictures and cheers and thank you from Australia .

[@sabarinathan154]

" மிகவும் மகிழ்ச்சி யாக இருக்கிறது. என் நாட்டின் பொருளாதார வளர்ச்சிக்கு ரயில் வே துறை மிகவும் பயனுள்ளது மிகவும் பெருமை சேர்க்கிறது. இதன் வருவாயில் மத்திய அரசு மிகுந்த கவணம் செலுத்த வேண்டும். என்பது எனது கருத்து." " வாழ்க நம் பாரதம். வாழ்க வளர்க நம் பாரத பிரதமர் திரு நரேந்திர மோடி அவர்களின் அரசாட்சி வாழ்க வளர்க வளமுடன்." " பாரத தாய்க்கு நன்றி "

[@TrainMan10]

Evergreen video. It's as if I am watching a old classical Bollywood movie

[@Rajkumarigst]

Entering of avaneeswaram station video coverage was super. Somehow I thought you were in beside rail line instead of in train

[@ramanathanmuthuswamy175]

Beautiful video of Kollam _ Sengottai new line. After seeing this video, I had a feeling that I have also travelled. Hat sup to Indian railways. Super, no further words to express.

[@Bruno.Trains]

Superb looking layout and a wonderful video., Greetings from The France !Burno

[@sridharraghavan3106]

Superb coverage. The route was very scenic and glad to see so many Rail fans. ALCO chugging was heart warming.👌👌👏👏👐👐

[@srj_2517]

Unelectrified is the beauty of kollam-chenghotta route

[@manuravindranathan3423]

Also just before Kilikollur railway station the train passes below a flyover. On your right hand side you can see the TKM College of Engineering Kollam

[@TheLIZZIEJAMES]

This was an excellent clip and journey. Thank you and do load up more of southern India. Be blessed🙏🏼

[@indianlad23]

Vow... Wonderful !! I am from Kollam. This is the most lovable railroute of mine

[@kulathumaniv3491]

Kollam is a very beautiful city.My father was working in Indian Bank Quilon during 1947 to 1972.It is unforgettable in my life.

[@t.krishnamorthyt.krishnamo2800]

congratulations and thanks for all the technicians, staff and the workers who made this section operational; the railways should take up the electrification of Virudhunagar to Kollam section for speedy tansportation.

[@anandkumar5402]

Beautiful scenic route. Lovely coverage

[@tjayaraman3547]

What a scenic route! Great coverage thanks’

[@kiritupadhyay5457]

Explore the India with Indian railways only. Salute to Indian railways

[@sriramnagarajan538]

Awesome video felt like travelling thanks a lot for sharing 😀

[@manuravindranathan3423]

The crossing right where the train breaks away from the Kollam Kayamkulam rail route is called Kallumthazham.

[@gautamganapathy8134]

Made me a child again! Thanks for that amazing video. Happiness

[@kami0503]

One of most beautiful train from senkkottai to Kollam👌👌👌

[@aneeshvs6241]

Nice video, much effort has taken to visual treat. All the best🙏

[@DANCEMYLIFE100]

Nice capture :) just try to keep in mind about the frames while taking the videos many part train was outside frame. but rest is super carryon the work and provide more great videos :)

[@TonyStark4Ever]

Yesterday I travelled on the Kollam-Tambaram special 06028 and it is so punctual on its timing in all stations. This should be regularised.

[@shankarramaswamy4782]

Good effort enjoyed it.My hometown near tenkasi.I would like IR to introduce kollam mail old superfast once again

[@sivaramrajaram5695]

You are combining two trains; superfast used to come in night from kellan and mail used to start around 9.30am

[@mohitdubey3146]

Amazing section would love to cover some day

[@sampathkumarsrinivasan450]

A difficult terrain. Congratulate all those involved in the construction of this line and the friend who presented this video.

[@kamalanathandevadas7878]

awesome... waiting for it.that comes at 23:00to 24:00

[@venkatasubbanckm]

this is one of my dream travel. will plan. good effort

[@nismalnizarudeen5987]

12:43 Is it the 13 arch bridge If yes,,...... Then what is at 23:02

[@jaihosathishms7543]

Nice captured

[@drnsksai]

This video is awesome.Got a feeling if we were travelling in the train during a vacation

[@haritm]

One of the beautyful rail roads in India.

[@railyatri8891]

Nice work

[@n.s.k7473]

Video vera level bro, train semma speed bro

[@abhilashbombay]

Great journey , great job , some areas like poetic 👍

[@sudhakar35gm]

The spng 'enna idhu enna idhu' from the Tamil film MUNNODI was shot at the bridge 23:10 and also at the old train route before fixing the track. Watch that also.

[@santoshyellapragada6003]

Really wonderful video

[@sambhasivamjagadishan9563]

Great effort by railway. The train working the ghat was excellent.

[@veerakumar-jn6ow]

வீடியோ சூப்பர் சார்

[@ganghadharank.a7946]

I am really like this journey route.

[@vasudevanv2433]

Fine video. Thanks for your efforts. Enjoyed watching.

[@chirayusharma6568]

Wonderful video bro

[@PRAKHARKUMARCHAK]

Beautiful journey ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@ganapatihegde1024]

Very nice video !

[@sr4865]

The sound of diesel is awesome

[@lazybun_india5134]

.... i love the push-pull alco👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽 .... it's not the rajdhani alone got this facility

[@sachusachu33]

Really very Nice

[@moseskepha381]

Very சூப்பர் நண்பா

[@ajaydinesh]

Nice Superb Video Anna :)

[@_the_train_guy]

Thank you :)

[@nismalnizarudeen5987]

Nice capturing

[@krishnakumar-gw8ln]

GREAT VIDEO THANKS 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@giridharan1307]

anybody plz tell m,e at what time trains are crossing the bridge......?

[@sudhisomethingdifferent3798]

Ananthabhadram malayalam movie kanikkuna Railway station e route ethannnu arkenkilum ariyumo

[@VinothKumarTravel]

Nice video super coverage

[@DJRF2012]

Beautiful coverage 😍👌

[@vineethkumar3167]

Excellent video dude

[@JerinGeorge]

Its Like I really Travelled There. Thanks A lot For Uploading. And BTW Is Tambaram Quilon Train Limited Run??

[@rkannan9712]

☺👌👌💛👍

[@AvinashReports]

Wonderful Coverage..Loved the Scenes

[@munnamallick6997]

Nice video 👌

[@nirmalk3423]

Awesome brother

[@girimahan]

The British built the entire railway line in less than two years time (1900-1902). Our Modern-day government took almost eight years to just make it into broad gauge. And think of our politicians who claim the credit for the "timely" completion of the work!

[@vineethjoshy4819]

There are some sanghis who say it was not the British who constructed the railways in India. Perhaps they think it has been in existence since Vedic times.

[@rky9438]

@@vineethjoshy4819 😂😂👍

[@vineethjoshy4819]

@Sahasra Lokesh It was a very educated Sanghi, a teacher of computer science in Kendriya Vidyalaya, who argued with me about the railways. It does not matter for what purpose the railways was introduced, it was introduced by the British. The British using "slave labor" is a new sanghi history. Yeah, there are lot more studies to be conducted regarding the science of vedic times!!! Science and technology of nomadic tribes from Central Asia steppes , shepherds, cowherds tribes, here today gone tomorrow. The ancient India is not vedic Hindu India. It is the Indus Valley civilization of the Dravidians, the builders of urban cities, which is the basis of Indian civilization today.

[@vineethjoshy4819]

@Sahasra Lokesh Whoever taught me history, it is not a sanghi with cowdung in his head. And I thank god for that. The “celebrated arya-dravida” conflict or Aryan invasion has been proved by the DNA analysis of the 4500-year-old skeleton discovered from Rakhigarhi. THERE WAS NO ARYAN DNA. Sanghis like you went to town and shouted hoarse that this disproves Aryan invasion theory as there was no Aryan DNA in the above skeleton. Bloody fools did not stop to think and realize that it was a 5000-year-old skeleton and not the skeleton of Sushma Swaraj which is sure to contain the ‘Aryan’ DNA. Interpretations or MISINTERPRETATIONS of similar kind, whether it is zero or atom, that you serve out, makes people like you to brag about B2 bombers, plastic surgery, test tube babies, atomic bombs and internet in Vedic period so much so that our first cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma had bragged shamelessly in front of his Soviet cosmonauts that his ancestors had “been here earlier.” His ancestors who were herding cattle and sheep and goats in the steppes in Russia had been in space !!!

[@vineethjoshy4819]

​@Sahasra Lokesh British did indeed use Indian labour, but it was not forced labour. They were paid. In fact, it was the use of Indian labour by the British that helped break the shackles of caste system as the workers were mingling together, too busy to observe any rules of pollution. During the period of the first war of independence 1858, it was during this period there was slavery in Kerala. You will not get these facts in any sanghi library. What wonderful Indian economy did the British destroy? Exploitation of the masses in the name of caste when men were not allowed to walk on the roads? We brag that Padmanabha swamy temple is the richest temple in the world. From where did all those treasures reach the temple? No invader had exploited or totally and utterly destroy the fabric of a peaceful society and divided it into water-tight compartments of caste like the Vedic invaders from the steppes.

[@kamalsahu2997]

Bhai ek number ki video h

[@keralarailways4447]

Superb coverage excellent😘😘

[@dhanabalify]

Very nice and very well

[@bharath4803]

The difference between the two states we can identify easily. Tropical hilly areas of Kerala and valleys of Tamil Nadu.. I used to go collage in this rail route. That was a time. And I still love the meter gauge more than broad gauge..

[@binuprince1345]

Good coverage, I would like to travel in this route

[@shivashiva5377]

Amazing very beuttyful

[@omkarsinhjadeja2127]

Beautiful nature journey 👌

[@abdulsathar9386]

IT IS BEST ..IDENTIFY EAÇH STATIONS NAME. PLESE .THANKS...

[@TsrmurthyBlogspotIn]

I came upto Kottarakara when the gauge conversion was in progress beyond

[@sivaramrajaram5695]

Yes kottarakra is my home town.

[@ingernimmi7105]

very nice video superb

[@VishnuGp702]

Nice work :)

[@manuravindranathan3423]

Make it a point to add thes two in your future videos

[@din00o]

Fantastic

[@mohammadazharuddin44]

Its like heaven travel

[@mck1247]

Really like this one

[@SunnyJha]

Superb

[@roshansasidharan4063]

awesome... banker from QLN itself? :O

[@knsoman3076]

Amazing travel

[@Jokertyme]

looks like thakarapaatta . no modern trains with automatic doors? May be in next century

[@cvarunsankar1956]

Manh the rate is only ₹30{in general compartment} for the whole 90 km journey so we cant demand those.. So if you want more comfort u can choose the ac compartments.. which is more costly

[@rk11366]

Lovely! Wanna visit here soon.. When will the trains be regulaized here?

[@sathanxavier9103]

Cam brw?

[@anushachu7641]

My birth place Tenmala

[@vijayk3056]

Thanks for uploading...

[@sangarsemmasongmyfavorite4131]

beautiful converage

[@vigneshshastry22]

super

[@sreekumar4578]

hi good video quality ....which camara u r using?

[@CDGRAILFAN]

Awesome Capture

[@bandokrish]

If this is the first BG train in the Punalur - Sengottai section then in which route the Pulanur - Madurai passenger runs ?

[@_the_train_guy]

Via Nagercoil and Trivandrum

[@68-siranjeevi.s10]

Idhu mountain railway ah friends?

[@_the_train_guy]

no

[@anandkumarpurohit3735]

Beautiful video

[@differentialkrithi]

wonder how amazing it would be during rains

[@chirayukaskhedikar5702]

Nice

[@malleshmss7743]

Good location

[@soosais.t.manickam9814]

I have traveled from Tenkasi to Trivandrum (Thivananthapuram) in 1952 when the route was Meter quage.

[@rahulkpillai78]

Nice video. What was the average speed of the train?

[@shebinkr]

rahul pillai 30km

[@krishnalalvlogs4895]

Punalur🤩