Trip to Assam via Forests of North Bengal: Dibrugarh Rajdhani and Kanchankanya Express

A trip from Shantiniketan to Guwahati via the Dooars forest range in North Bengal. The trip starts aboard the Kanchankanya Express, close to midnight from the small station of Bolpur, 150 kilometres to the west of Calcutta where poet laureate and educator, Rabindranath Tagore set up his Vishwabharati University. Led by a Bardhaman WDM3A, we curve towards North Bengal across the Barsoi curve amidst a heavy fog. The fog lifts as we approach New Jalpaiguri, the railhead for North Bengal.
From New Jalpaiguri, we veer northwards as the train travels through a branch line hugging the Bhutan border (the border is about 20-30 kilometres away), cutting through 4 major national forests situated along the Himalayan foothills. We cross the amazing stations of Gulma and Sivok and cross the might Teesta and Torsha rivers (and many more which rush forth from the Himalayas). Upon crossing the Buxa Tiger Reserve, we join up with the mainline at Alipur Duar, from where we commence to New Cooch Behar.
After a two hour wait, we take the Dibrugarh Rajdhani, powered by a picturesque Siliguri WDP4. The train is about 40 minutes late at New Cooch Behar and the Rajdhani simply lets it rip as we fly through the North Bengal and Western Assam countryside, blasting through stations such as New Alipur Duar and Fakiragram. We reach one of India's most picturesque stations - New Bongaigaon, replete with its stunning curves at dusk, and cross the sprawling Brahmaputra river to reach Guwahati perfectly on time.
Major train crossings include those with the Karmabhoomi Express, the Guwahati Kolkata Garib Rath, the Kanchanjungha Express (NJP WDM3A), the Alipur Duar Siliguri Intercity (NJP WDM3A), the Vivek Express (Andal WDG3A) and the Brahmaputra Mail.

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Not a single kilometer in the entire that wasn't green enough. The lush green velvety paddy fields, and the Sun playing hide and seek with the mist and clouds. Amazing coverage, sir.

[@goutambhattacharya5075]

এই লকডাউনের সময় ভিডিও টা দেখে খুব আনন্দ পেলাম, পুরনো স্মৃতি ফিরে পেলাম

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[@pushpasharma5591]

Super train vllog through nature

[@subbustar]

Really Fantastic Journey. Where ever you see, all lush green belt. I enjoyed Gulma Curve. Train looks very Nice in Gulma. Wow what a Curve it was............ 😃😆👍👏👌

[@kiritupadhyay5457]

Excellent vdo. India is so beautiful. Explore the India with Indian railways only. Salute to Indian railways.

[@APPD1972]

Should write the date of journey always.

[@kiritupadhyay5457]

Enjoy the Indian railway and explore the India with Indian railways. Salute to Indian railways

[@vijaya9704]

Super Video . Thank you

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Awesome

[@harshtrivedi125]

Can't you upload the full journey compilation as this video is just seem like a collection of images or photos as it doesn't give the satisfaction.

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[@ss-lu3ir]

Bhai GAZAB👌

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Nice sir

[@rajmen1]

Rare route, superb one bro

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[@explorerkanchan9038]

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[@shreyashkumarjaiswal.6972]

Very nice coverage

[@sohammajumder8164]

I am a great rail fan myself.......just love watching your videos.......please make more on north bengal and north east.....they are the paradises unexplored.....

[@SahilKosireddy]

Sir after long time 😍😍

[@IandR]

Love You...

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[@SAMk378]

Nice trip. Pls Make videos in rain

[@Hornhausen]

Nice trip.

[@jyotex]

lovely ... Gauhati is my home town and you made me nostalgic

[@jobyjoy8802]

You drone also using??

[@swarganila]

Love train travels 😍
Beautiful video bro.. loved it 😍
Ours is a very beautiful country 😍🙏

[@kingofbeast4015]

Superb

[@krishnansri7625]

Beautiful video

[@sanjasahani]

Lovely train journey.... ...

[@goutambanik4061]

apurba

[@mohammedshayebullashafiull4557]

Beautiful railways

[@ramakrishnannarayanan6723]

Good coverage and informative

[@dinesha23]

14:24 Embarassing...

[@soumyajitmaz6230]

Cannot feel the experience
U can't complete the full clip with train crossing, and the same transitions spoil the video

[@souvickchatterjee8745]

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[@RFBabaiDey]

Sir/Madam Aapne ek bohot badi galti ki hai
Jo Video mein bhi hai
Aur Description Mein Bhi
NJP mein koi DLS nahi hai
Aapne MLDT WDM3A ko NJP WDM3A likha hai

[@gadgetsbazaar]

Make video for farkka bridge on west Bengal

[@bandokrish]

Not so explicit as your earlier ones. when did the journey had taken ?

[@RajKumar_srk5592]

Even I also felt the same...

[@souvickchatterjee8745]

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[@adithyavaidyanathan]

Beautiful Compilation bhai :D Rekindled my memories of recent NFR trip by the same train

[@souvickchatterjee8745]

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[@yagneshbhatt8399]

Xcellent video and good capability to edit. Good sightseeing and plenty of rivers. I have had not heard of lots of places, so good orientation to me.
Best wishes.

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[@Vande_Matram_]

Am a railfan. You are the winner of vlogger.

[@rickgaming3863]

Dada I'm from Bolpur ❤️

[@saibabareddy9827]

Ter

[@rvijayraghavan9645]

Wonderful Compilation

[@nirmalk3423]

❤️

[@sohailbro2579]

Amazing vlog Hai sir love you ♥️ 😍

[@Rainbow_600]

Beautiful train journey through nature.

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