I-Nilgiri Mountain Railway Ngenye yezitimela ze-Toy ezidume kakhulu e-India
Isitimela seToyal Rail Railway itholakala ekuvakasheni e- Ooty , e-India, eningizimu ye-Tamil Nadu. Eyasungulwa ngasekuqaleni kwekhulu le-19 yiBrithani njengendlunkulu yehlobo e-Chennai uhulumeni, manje u-Ooty udonsa izivakashi ezifuna ukubalekela ukushisa kwehlobo elishisayo.
Umzila wesitimela wavula ngo-1899, futhi wagcwaliswa ngo-1908. Kwabikwa ukuthi yi-UNESCO World Heritage site ngo-2005.
Isitimela esitokisini esitokisini sidonsa amakalishi aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka nokhilimu ngamafasitela amakhulu.
Izici zesitimela
I-Nilgiri Mountain Railway isuka eMettupalayam iya e-Udagamandalam (Ooty), ngeCoonoor, eNalgiri Hills yaseTamil Nadu. Nguyena kuphela imitha yokulinganisa, isitimela se-rack eNdiya. Eyaziwa nangokuthi umzila wesitimela, unesitimela esiphakathi esine-rack esenza i-pinion kule ndawo. Lokhu kunikeza umzila wesitimela ukukhuphuka phezulu. (Ngokusobala, kuyindlela ehamba phambili kunazo zonke e-Asia, ekhuphuka ukusuka ku-1,069 kuya kwamamitha angu-7 228 ngaphezu kolwandle).
Umzila wesitimela usebenzisa kakhulu izikebhe ze-X Class locomotives. Eminyakeni yamuva, izinqola zokushisa amalahle ezivutha amalahle ezishisayo zishintshiwe ngamagesi amasha okuqhutshwa ngamafutha. Lokhu kwakudingeka ngenxa yokuphindaphindiwe kwezingcweti zobuchwepheshe, izinkinga zokuthola amalahle aphezulu, kanye nobungozi bokubangela ukushisa kwamahlathi. Ama-injini eshisa umhlalaphansi ayoboniswa e-Coimbatore nase-Ooty izitimela, naseNilgiri Mountain Rail Museum eMettupalayam.
Kodwa-ke, ngokwemibiko yezindaba, izikhulu zifuna ukugcina i-heritage heritage ye-railway futhi zihlele ukubuyisela kabusha enye yezinjini eziqhume amalahle. Ngeshwa, yehlulekile ukuhlolwa ngoFebhuwari 2018, ngenxa yokungabi namandla kwesimo se-steam.
Injini ye-steam isitimela ishintshelwe ku-diesel eyodwa emkhatsini weCooror and Ooty.
Izici zomzila
I-Nilgiri Mountain Railway ingamakhilomitha angu-46 ubude. Idlula emathanjeni amaningi, futhi ngaphezu kwamakhulu amabhuloho (angaba ngu-30 awo amakhulu). Umzila wesitimela ubaluleke ngokukhethekile ngenxa yezindawo ezizungezile, imifula, izimila zetiyi namagquma amahlathi amakhulu. I-Coonoor, ne-teas yayo eyaziwa emhlabeni wonke, iyindawo yokuvakasha yona.
Indawo enhle kunawo wonke kanye nokubukwa okuhle kakhulu kusezingeni elide ukusuka eMettupalayam kuya eCooror. Ngakho-ke, abanye abantu bakhetha ukuhamba kuphela kule ngxenye.
Indlela Yokufinyelela I-Mettupalayam
I-Coimbatore yidolobha elikude kakhulu kuMettupalayam. Itholakala cishe ngehora elilodwa eningizimu, futhi inesiza sezindiza esithola izindiza ezivela kulo lonke elaseNdiya.
Isitimela se- 12671 iNilagiri (Blue Mountain) Express esivela eKhennai sifika eMettupalayam ngo-6: 15 ekuseni futhi sixhuma ekuhambeni kokuhamba kwesitimela. (Ibuye ixhumane nokufika kusihlwa kwezitimela eTettupalayam ngesikhathi sokubuya). I- Nilagiri Express ihamba eCyimbatore ngo-5 ekuseni endleleni, ngakho-ke kungenzeka ukuthi uthathe isitimela ukusuka lapho uye eMettupalayam. Ngaphandle kwalokho, itekisi izobiza cishe ama-rupie angu-1 200.
Amabhasi avame ukugijima esuka eCyimbatore aya eMettupalayam, kusukela ngo-5 ekuseni Kukhona izitimela ezihamba njalo eziphakathi kwezindawo ezimbili phakathi nosuku.
Uzothola amahotela ambalwa ahlelekile e-Mettupalayam uma ufuna ukuhlala khona ubusuku bonke ukuze ubambe isitimela sezitokisi ngakusasa ekuseni. Kodwa-ke, indawo yokuhlala engcono iyatholakala eCoimbatore.
Izinsizakalo Zokuqeqeshwa Njalo Namahora
Inkonzo eyodwa yezitimela yezitokisi isebenza e-Nilgiri Mountain Railway esuka eMettupalayam kuya ku-Ooty ngosuku. Kuneziteshi eziyisikhombisa eduze komzila. I-timetable yile ndlela elandelayo:
- Isitimela sika-56136 / iMetpapalayam-Ooty MG Passenger ishiya iMetpapalayam ngo-7: 10 ekuseni, futhi ifika e-Ooty emini (bheka isikhathi).
- Ukubuyela emuva, isitimela sika- 56137 / Ooty-Mettupalayam MG Passenger sishiya u-Ooty ngehora lesithathu ebusuku bese sifinyelela eMettupalayam ngo-5.35 pm (bheka isikhathi sokuhlela).
Zombili izigaba zokuqala kanye nezihlalo zamaklasi wesibili zinikezwa esitimeleni sezitokisi. Umehluko omkhulu phakathi kwalababili yilokho ekilasini lokuqala linamacushi kanye nezihlalo ezingaphansi.
Uma ukhathazekile ngenduduzo, kufanelekile ukuthenga ithikithi lokuqala ekilasini ukuze ube nohambo oluthe xaxa nokuthula olunqamule kude nezixuku. Inombolo encane yamathikithi angazange agcinwe futhi atholakale ukuthenga kuthenda yamathikithi ngaphambi kokuhamba. Noma kunjalo, ngokuvamile badayisa ngaphandle kwamaminithi. Isithuthi sesine sanezelwa isitimela ngo-2016, ngenxa yokukhula okusheshayo. Isitimela sisezincwadi ngokushesha, ikakhulukazi ehlobo.
Umzila omdala wesitimela ungama-rupees angama-30 ekilasini lesibili kanye nama-rupees angu-205 ekilasini lokuqala, indlela eyodwa. Ukuhamba okujwayelekile okungavumelekile kungama-rupies angu-15 ngendlela eyodwa.
Yiphawula ukuthi le ndawo ithola imvula evela emasimini aseNingizimu-ntshonalanga nasenyakatho-mpumalanga , futhi lokhu kuvame ukuphazamisa izinsizakalo.
Ukuvuselelwa kabusha kwezinsizakalo zokuqeqeshwa kwehlobo
Ngemuva kweminyaka emihlanu, izinsizakalo ezikhethekile zezitimela zasehlobo zizophakamisa ngo-2018.
"I-Heritage Steam Voyage" izosebenza phakathi kweMetpapalayam noCooror, ngoMgqibelo nangeSonto, kusukela ngoMashi 31 kuya kuJuni 24. Isitimela sibizwa ngokomthetho ngokuthi i -Summer Special 06171 / Mettupalayam-Coonoor Nilagiri . Kuhlelelwe ukuthi usuke eMettupalayam ngo-9: 10 ekuseni bese ufika eCooror ngo-12: 30 ntambama, lapho uhamba khona eKallar naseHillgrove. Esikhathini sokubuyela emuva, sizoshiya uCooror ngo-1.30 ebusuku bese ufika eMettupalayam ngo-4.20 pm
Isitimela sizoba namakilasi amabili okuqala ekilasini nokuhamba kwesigaba esisodwa sesibili. Yilungele ukukhokha okuningi kunezitimela ezivamile! Amathikithi ekilasini lokuqala abiza ama-rupi angu-1 100 kubantu abadala kanye nama-rupees angu-650 kubantwana. Iklasi lesibili libiza ama-rupie angu-800 kubantu abadala kanye nama-rupees angu-500 ebantwaneni. Isikiti sokumukelwa, isikhumbuzo, nokuqabuleka kuzonikezwa ebhodini.
Indlela Yokwenza Ukubhuka
Ukubhuka kokuhamba e-Nilgiri Mountain Railway kungenziwa kubalimi bokubhuka kwama-Indian Railways, noma kwi-website ye-Indian Railways. Kunconywa ukubhuka kuze kube nini ngangokunokwenzeka, ikakhulukazi phakathi nonyaka ophezulu wehlobo kusukela ngo-Ephreli kuya kuNhlangulana, isizini somkhosi waseNdiya (ikakhulukazi ezungeze ukuvakasha kukaDiwali ), noKhisimusi. Isitimela sigcwalisa izinyanga kusengaphambili kulezi zikhathi.
Nansi indlela yokwenza ukubhuka kwiwebsite ye-Indian Railways . Ikhodi yesiteshi ye-Mettupalayam i-MTP, ne-Udagamandalam (Ooty) i-UAM.