India’s Top Monsoon Scenic Train Journeys

 

When the rain mush fell onto India they used fresh green tones in painting the key and made the landscape an oil painting full of life-giving juice. Nothing will be a more complete method of establishing this seasonal display, than by railroad.

The peregrinations on trains in monsoons in India mean a special combination of nostalgia, affection, and an overwhelming sense of landscapes in nature.

Sky-entangling mists on the hills to the thunderous waterfalls and broad expanses of green fields provide one with a front row seat of watching the greatest show of nature through these train routes.

1. Mumbai to Goa-Konkan Railway

Perhaps the best known rainfall train deal of commencing India, the Konkan railroad expands the western coastline between Mumbai and Goa.

It is a cinematic journey as at the rainfall, we receive rain on the mountains of Sahyadri, gutters full of water and waterfalls splashing along the train lines.

Riding along in the train, which winds its way through endless coverts and rises high over soaring islands, the passenger is invited to a panoramic scene, which will never be forgotten, of dense timber, paddy-fields, and slumberous townlets.

Be on the lookout of the spectacular Dudhsagar Falls also, particularly when the monsoons are at their peak as they make a thunderous splashdown.

2. Neral to Matheran Matheran Hill Railway

The Neral to Matheran toy train provides a soul inspiring, quick uplift to the hills of Maharashtra.

This might be a small trip in terms of size, but it is magical during rainfall seasons because the narrow-hand road goes through dense fog, past rustic islands and down some steep scars.

It is a 21-kilometre trip with an uphill climb for 21 kilometres starting at Neral to a place called Matheran, a machine-free hill station.

The timbers are watered in rain and the hollow views are panoramic therefore this lift will be ideal to go on a flight with a loved one or even to get a redoubt.

3. Nilgiri Mountain Railway Mettupalayam and Ooty

UNESCO World Heritage site, the Nilgiri Mountain Railway is a beautiful line that runs between Mettupalayam and Ooty via the scenic Tamil Nadu hill stations.

The timbers awaken in the rains and the skies are capricious and tea colonies are glistening fresh rain.

The blue and cream- coloured train is, as it goes, chugging through 16 coverts and 250 islands beguiles with casts of social- period stations, monkeys swinging through the trees, and rising mist over the Nilgiris. It is a movie like a rainfall journey.

4. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway New Jalpaiguri to Darjeeling

The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway can also be considered to be another gem of the Indian heritage roads that are always referred to as the Toy Train to the Murk.

This ride becomes dreamy during rains, and you can see murk following the rails and rain kissed tea auditoriums on the sides.

This journey at the New Jalpaiguri to Darjeeling is a dramatic journey with changes in elevation and includes the views of pine timbers, social bungalows, and mist-covered in the distant Kanchenjunga hills.

Landslides are a possibility during rainy seasons especially when there is abundance of rainfall but the beauty of this road is incomparable.

5. Mandovi Express Mumbai Madgaon

The Mandovi Express is another breathtaking ride along the Konkan sea coast between Mumbai and Goa and passengers going along the route at this time are in a position to enjoy the splendid sceneries with minimum effort.

The train has been named after the Mandovi River in Goa which moves through a landscape that is dotted with waterfalls, vine-groves and gnarled scars.

The train has glass windows that resemble moving picture frames and the rain gives a dramatic effect on each of these frames.

6. Kalka -Shimla Railway Kalka to shimla

It is one of the most famous hill train journeys in India because of this narrow-gauge line passing through Himachal Pradesh.

In the rainy season, Kalka Shimla Railway becomes an enchanted green land when its 100 coverts, picturesque stations and arched bridges appear.

The rains also come in with misty mountains, ex-water falls, and other flowering on the pitches.

The rhythmic bang of the train along with the chilly raindrops air is what makes this journey a spiritual cushion up to the Himalayan heart.

7. Jammu Baramulla Line Jammu to Srinagar

A very modern day engineering marvel, Jammu- Baramulla road line links Jammu and the Kashmir Valley.

The rain too is so light with gentle showers which add more beauty to the hollow without pouring down.

Snow fed gutters, pine timbers, apple stations and the powerful Pir Panjal mountains all appear during this travelling panorama.

Coming along this path during the rainfall will bring peace and visual grandeur providing the rubberneckers with a calm and rain-wiped look at the image of Heaven on the Earth. ”

The love of Rain and Rail

The rainy season in India is an awakening period and nothing is better than experiencing this season in the window seat of a train.

Be it the Western Ghats, Nilgiri mountains or the floating in the Kashmir valley, every rainfall journey is an epistle to abundant chorographics of India.

With the raindrops rushing towards the windows and the mist covering the outside world, these rail trips promise not only a means of transportation but also stories, tranquillity, and a sense of the oneness with nature so deep that it can be touched by the soul.

But, the Indian roads be your fellow traveller round the country at its greenest and most lyrical swish, were you going in the season of the tempests.