[Metre Gauge] A Spectacular Journey aboard the Barak Valley Exp. - Part 1 (Feb. 25, 2013)

A compilation of select footage from an exhilarating journey by the Barak Valley Exp. from Lumding to Badarpur. For nearly 11 hours, me and my companions were in paradise, as the train cut through the Barail range and played hide-n-seek with the Jatinga river. Metre Gauge trips don't get better than this!! Quick navigation links:
Double-headed freights at 6:11, 12:27, 15:42, 21:00
Train crossings at 0:43, 3:02
Bridges at 1:10, 4:51, 7:43, 9:41, 17:58, 18:09, 18:33, 19:19, 20:07
Loco chugging at 1:37, 2:42, 3:53, 4:52, 21:35
Part 1 covers the ride till Harangajao. Part 2 can be seen here - • [Metre Gauge] A Specta... .

[@diliprabidas4398]

I CAN STILL REMEMBER THE FEELINGS FROM MG (2005) I MISSED THIS RAIL VERY MUCH I HOPE MG WILL AGAIN REOPENED BUT THANKS MANI SIR!

[@Shankar2k1]

This MG section is now history...good that you captured the beauty of MG ....future generations at least will have this video to feel the thril of the Meter gauge

[@miscellaneous9213]

These are the memories I will charish for lifetime. Thank you for recording it.

[@ManiVijay]

You are most welcome. I, too, am glad I covered this route while it was still in MG.

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

Beautiful scenery, fascinating to view various aspects of the journey. Amazing how people ride on top of the coaches through tunnels breathing the diesel fumes. Great viaduct builders. I wonder how many workers lost their lives in construction. Most enjoyable. Thank you

[@asianhemani5335]

@7:03 Very well expressed feelings. I am sad that the route is discontinued but happy that some recorded it. Thank you!

[@ManiVijay]

Very sad that MG is done and dusted. Like you said, fortunately we have videos.

[@AbdulSalam-fz8bq]

Thanks for this amazing video...it .....reminded my childhood memories

[@Saurab199]

Seeing this from Badarpur and everything in this video is so nostalgic ❤

[@Greg1960H]

An enjoyable journey. Thank you!

[@ManiVijay]

Glad you liked it.

[@denaliwarnakula7684]

I.m from Sri Lanka. We had narrow gauge railways before, unfortunately and shamelessly we lost all of them. We have done nothing to upgrade our excisting railway. You can be proud about what your have done

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks! But we, too, have systematically destroyed our metre gauge railways, all in the name of progress. In reality, it was about siphoning off money to private accounts :-(

[@kanakasabhainatarajan7192]

What a remarkable journey.You have literally taken the viewers in the train itself. Thanks a million.

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks a lot for your feedback :-)

[@jeanclaudeMalbec]

This line was a real jewel. I do not get tired of watching your beautiful video of the Barak Valley in North East India. Unfortunately, its most spectacular part could not be classified as World Heritage. We will see for a long time these legendary YDM 4 and their passenger cars Jessop which circulated on this line because elsewhere the section Mhow - Omkareshwar has been preserved. These so characteristic trains of the meter gauge are part of the charm of the trip. Unfortunately what is sad is that we will not see them again in this fabulous landscape of the Barak Valley. I live at 7880 km from this line . All your magnificent videos make me make very nice trips and thank you very much. When a line disappears these videos keep it in memory. She still amazes us.

[@ManiVijay]

I totally agree with you. It's sad that they did not give this section enough importance to classify it as a World Heritage line. Now it's all gone and we can only relive it through videos.

[@SOURAVKOL1]

My mom used to talk about this rail route which she used to travel for visiting Barak Valley Badarpur Jn. It used to be one of the beautiful rail routes of India. After watching this video she can recall all her childhood memories. Then this rail route use to be one of the lifeline of barak valley

[@ManiVijay]

I am very happy that your mom was able to feel nostalgic after seeing this video. I miss MG a lot.

[@rafeeqmohd6271]

Dear Mani Ji Thanks a lot....my father was a railway employee and we used to stay near by secunderabad railway yard and iam facinated by trains since child hood...metre guage ...oh good old days...thanks for sharing videos i had shown most of them to my father and i cant forget his smile

[@ManiVijay]

Rafeeq mohd Glad your father enjoyed the videos. At that time, MG was so active in Secunderabad. I still remember my trip on the MG Venkatadri from Bangalore to Secunderabad. Missing those days!!

[@rafeeqmohd6271]

As a kid I used to run from Railway kindergarden and watch venkatadri express ...It used to be hauled by steam engine. ..thanks for reminding me....

[@ManiVijay]

Rafeeq mohd Those were the days, right?

[@rafeeqmohd6271]

Yeah afcoz....

[@nayanbhattacharjee6374]

Thanks for mg train journey of NF Rly hill section video. I traveled this train journey lots of time. Most exciting, interesting, amazing, enjoyable, i enjoyed this train journey very much. I feel nostalgic whenever I see this train journey video. Thanks

[@Cyanide72]

Fabulous as per usual Mani! MG has such an unparalleled charm.

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks, Ashar. How are things?

[@Cyanide72]

Mani Vijay Very good, just got back from my trip to India. Unfortunately, was not able to do ANY rail fanning, but perhaps next time!

[@shuvomoydev5428]

Wow...... Sir..!!💓💕😘 What a capture... Reliving... Those moments of my 10th standard.. How time passes...everything.. Gets changed...!! That 16kmph slow journey was so much soothing....😊😊😊😊😊

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks. Time passes by fast. And now this particular section has been abandoned since BG goes through a different alignment.

[@din00o]

enjoyed it thoroughly sir...waiting for part 2....these poor people need to see what BG is like...it will be nothing short of a spectacle if the EMD and the ALCO beasts conquer these fresh wilderness!!

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks! BG route will be scenic as well. In the meantime, MG lovers need to enjoy this :-)

[@kskarthiks1616]

K**k*

[@gopalanramachandran]

This is a great video! Competent, comprehensive and wholly enjoyable. Congratulations, Mani Vijay!

[@ManiVijay]

Very glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for your feedback!

[@pratappawar3924]

beautiful northeast; refreshing mg barak valley exp travel through nature;awesome track rhythm and loco chugging;great capture!... ALL IN ONE...kya baat hai..!

[@ManiVijay]

Dhanyavad!!! Have to traveled in NFR?

[@Unknown-e4x7n]

3:34 that's the climb for new B.G line

[@rajeevkumar-qm9ei]

one of its kind video, superbly shot, watching it gives the feeling as if one is also travelling along-nice work sir

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks :-)

[@rajarshibhattacharjya2797]

There was an instance when we were travelling in First Class(Meter Gauge).One of the upper seats was missing so we had the entire enclosure to ourselves.NFR really knows how to give you a pleasant surprise!

[@ManiVijay]

Yes, it certainly does. It was such a revelation traveling in NFR and enjoying every moment.

[@pratapsingh-kz2mu]

Nice

[@jchugani]

Absolutely lovely. Enjoyed it!!

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks :-)

[@jeetendraprasad9643]

RECALLED MY MEMORIES ...I HAD TRAVELLED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE YEAR 1998 WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL AND HAD TO GO TO SILCHAR TO PARTICIPATE IN SPORTS....ENJOYED A LOT BUT MISSED THE GREENERY OF THAT AREA

[@tahirquadri9470]

Outstanding sir very good vedio graf and beautifool jorney

[@subhradeb9878]

This route was far more better and beautiful to travel with. I really miss the route I miss bagetar station. It was my favourite one😔

[@sirshendub]

Thank you sir - marvelously shot - really enjoyed it :)

[@ManiVijay]

Very glad you enjoyed it :-)

[@abdulkarimmazumdar8095]

Feeling nostalgic after seeing these views love from Assam .

[@JyotiB70045]

U videos are outstanding and very good, U travel for me. I enjoy at home. Dhanyabad ...

[@59NEIL]

wonderful chugging at 4:21. superb sir

[@chandrarajan7153]

First time seeing clean stations plastic free tracks in North India

[@MeenaSharma-jy5tc]

Ultimate Compilation.

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks :-)

[@shibendubanerjee2085]

the new broad gauge lines are also very beautiful ..............especially from lumding to badarpur section.......

[@ManiVijay]

I want to travel on this section again.

[@johndm3073]

Awesome scenery of meter gauge train

[@ManiVijay]

Glad you liked it!

[@rajkumarchawla6575]

बहुत सुन्दर यात्रा हैँ मेहरबानी

[@debajyotinath5021]

This route was very scenic during the rainy season. It was also a bit dangerous because landslides were very common during the rains.

[@rk11366]

This is just awesome sir.. Wish I traveled once in my life...

[@ManiVijay]

MG was certainly a great experience .. now all gone.

[@prasadjoshi7373]

@@ManiVijay is that now converted to broad gauge?

[@Soumchak96]

@@prasadjoshi7373 yes

[@gilchyz8610]

I really miss the track and and the train lot's of memories i wish it would run again like before

[@vembuvinothkumar1561]

Excellent video of beautiful view

[@ManiVijay]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@udaykiran5130]

Excellent video

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks! This was one of my favorite MG trips ever!

[@rrsourav]

Nostalgia❤

[@DevanChauhan]

Lovely...Just comparing with my BG trip with this and looks I missed the Golden time then...

[@ManiVijay]

Glad you enjoyed it! I would like to make a BG trip especially in monsoon to enjoy the surroundings. But MG had its own charm, I agree.

[@Soumchak96]

@@ManiVijay yes

[@Soumchak96]

Yes

[@mamtasalvi6853]

Nice journey

[@joyshreeepaul1426]

Purano Seie diner kotha aajo mone pore, din guli chilo onek bhalo,

[@bishalday7176]

Right

[@tinkermccardle7393]

Wonderful scenery. Do the people buy tickets? I never see them being taken up or otherwise collected or sold!

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks! There are ticket checkers at various stations, so if you didn't buy one before your trip, you could end-up getting caught at the destination.

[@pronobbathari3016]

Watching it today i.e 23/05/2023... i m from mahur dima hasao...

[@rajarshibhattacharjya2797]

I had been travelling these routes since my childhood.Over the years the charm has remained.There was an instance when we waited at the Lumding waiting room for over 12 hours to catch the connecting Cachar express.Nevertheless it was a relaxing wait compensated by an even more relaxing trip.

[@ManiVijay]

Oh, wow! Would love to hear more stories from you about those good old days.

[@Shamshir_Shaikh]

Mani Vijay, I want to visit North East, Is 3M- Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram then 2A- Aasam, Arunachal and Tripura safe to travel ?

[@ManiVijay]

+shamshir sheikh It should be quite safe... I don't see any problems.

[@Shamshir_Shaikh]

Mani Vijay thanks, i asked bcoz i heard arunachal is dangerous

[@arunava1910]

Still Watching it

[@VivianBoye]

superb

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks!

[@railwaynews2441]

Sir railfan ho to aap jaisa.

[@ManiVijay]

Dhanyavaad.

[@الصباحمیڈیا]

Yeh kon si jaga ki he

[@mrtaaz7839]

Assam

[@ramachandral8584]

imagine the stupendous labourwhile this was built.. people depend on this rail road. it looks like the stretch needs modernisation wow IR! the life line of India..

[@celataiankupusavariswamy7546]

Hi Mani Vijay Sir Your Video of #Tindivanam covered not exactly But Olden Tindivanam when I was studing@St Ann's High School 6years+3years My 9year's exposure to our beautiful culture never to leave me I immeadiatly 76completed SSLC by 77Feb I joined IAF Agra was 1st posting 2nd was Assam Silcar Here again Lambding to Badarpur my 2years serving@Silcar Airport IndianAirForce travelled 16 times or more And flown over Many a times to Mizirom Shillong Gahwati by MI8 this to the beauty of North East Assam too ever to leave me But understanding what I missed are Aplent Its too late What ever you rocking C.K.Philip.J.Swamy from Mumbai Likely to return to TamilMun I did not wish to miss any more my growing up periodWhat I got I some love to return to People is my mission thanks god bless your amazing service I would say Then 3rd posting was Mumbai18thSep2023Fri11.43am I got retired on medical

[@Atgether]

People are sitting over the train.

[@shubhamanand7117]

My father used to work in longrangajao station

[@ManiVijay]

Very nice. When was that?

[@shubhamanand7117]

@@ManiVijay from 2006 to 2013

[@SurenderKumar-jq3bl]

Wydm4 is super

[@sanjoysarkar3529]

Trains doesn't run on these tracks now?

[@oni_sectionone8646]

Nope new tracks have been made

[@ravirayalwar7284]

pl. show the internal view of coach.

[@pramitronria]

cant get better sir! :)

[@ManiVijay]

Thanks :-)

[@sanjeevaniganjoo3952]

Nice video, but no details of en routes stations and trains....

[@ManiVijay]

This is more of a highlights video. I have plans to upload a more detailed version later.

[@bggaming1681]

Kya vedio hai, Maja aa gaya

[@ManiVijay]

Dhanyavad!

[@srivenkatvidyasubramanian6348]

Barack Valley Exp is associated with a Film Song...

[@ManiVijay]

That's nice. Can you tell me the name of the song?

[@srivenkatvidyasubramanian6348]

@@ManiVijay Chaiya-Chaiya kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoLQo6CMqJZjjpo

[@ManiVijay]

@@srivenkatvidyasubramanian6348 This song was shot on the Ooty MG train.

[@srivenkatvidyasubramanian6348]

@@ManiVijay But in the film, SRK tells that he came 2 catch Barak Valley Express.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/paW8aHl4bLJ7m8k

[@abhisheknath5723]

The all time famous song Chaiya Chaiya

[@kannangk5406]

Wow

[@abhishekroy8499]

Kya yai aadmi abhi tak zinda hai?😴

[@TajinderSingh-pf6wo]

Vijay Bhai aap abb BG lain ki video Banai sath me MG ki video bhi dekhain nya or purana dekhne me bahut Acha lagega I LOVE MG

[@1Pimprovement]

At Haflong Station, night tine Amarkant verma :Barak valley express chali gyi kya? SM : kii bolche? Amarkant verma :Aree Barak valley express chali gyi kya? SM : 12 ghnta late chea.. 12 ghnta ............... AV: Aree oo chacha... Chachajaan machis hai kya machis... Eee... Koi baat nhi nhi hai to essi bahane he pata chal gya ki aap jinda hai......

[@athul119]

Oh! to travel in a train :)

[@ManiVijay]

Wonderful feeling :-)

[@jijinrjayan8737]

Once the whole NFR was MG now not a single km is MG

[@ManiVijay]

So sad.

[@bishumalakar693]

Old mg

[@jaihosathishms7543]

தமிழ் குரல் கேட்கிறது

[@arnabchatterjee2506]

ate oooooooo manib da

[@ManiVijay]

Hoping you enjoyed it!

[@arnabchatterjee2506]

ate oooooooo manib danchjkidyfostfhvp

[@niladrideb4936]

We should try to restore our heritage.