Nilgiri Mountain Railway ndi Imodzi mwa Sitima Zamakono Zozizira ku India
Sitima yapamtunda yotchedwa Nilgiri Mountain Railway yotchedwa toy toy ndiyo yaikulu kwambiri paulendo wopita kudera lamapiri lotchedwa Ooty , kum'mwera kwa dziko la Tamil Nadu. Yakhazikitsidwa kumayambiriro kwa zaka za m'ma 1800 ndi Britain monga likulu la chilimwe la boma la Chennai, tsopano Ooty imakopa alendo omwe akufuna kuthawa kutentha kwa chilimwe.
Sitimayo inatsegulidwa 1899, ndipo inamalizidwa mu 1908. Inayambika malo a UNESCO World Heritage m'chaka cha 2005.
Sitima yapamadzi yojambula galimoto imakoka magalimoto a buluu ndi okoma ndi matabwa akuluakulu.
Zithunzi za Sitima
Nilgiri Mountain Railway imachokera ku Mettupalayam kupita ku Udagamandalam (Ooty), kudzera ku Coonoor, ku Nilgiri Hills ku Tamil Nadu. Ndilo msewu wokha wa mita, njanji yamtunda ku India. Komanso imatchedwa njanji yamoto, imakhala ndi njanji yamkati imene imakhala ndi phokoso lomwe limapanga pignontive. Izi zimapangitsa kuti sitimayo ifike pamtunda. (Zikuoneka kuti ndilo njira yopambana kwambiri ku Asia, ikuwonjezeka kuchokera pa 1,069 mamita mpaka 7,228 pamwamba pa nyanja).
Sitimayi imagwiritsa ntchito magalimoto a X Class seam. M'zaka zaposachedwapa, malo ogulitsira nthunzi omwe amawotcha maolivi amalowetsedwa ndi injini zatsopano zotentha mafuta. Izi zinali zofunikira chifukwa cha zida zowonjezera zamakono, mavuto opeza malasha abwino, ndi kuopsa kwa kuyambitsa moto m'nkhalango. Ma injini othawa pantchito adzawonetsedwa ku siteshoni ya njanji ya Coimbatore ndi Ooty, ndi Nilgiri Mountain Rail Museum ku Mettupalayam.
Komabe, malingana ndi lipoti lino, akuluakulu a boma akufuna kupitirizabe kuyendetsa sitima yapamtunda ndikukonzekera kubwezeretsa imodzi mwa injini zotentha ndi malasha. Mwamwayi, adalephera kuyesedwa mu February 2018, chifukwa cha kusowa kwa mpweya.
Sitima ya sitima ya sitima imasinthidwa ku dizilo imodzi pa gawo pakati pa Coonoor ndi Ooty.
Makhalidwe a Njira
Nilgiri Mountain Railway ndi yaitali makilomita 46 (28.5 miles). Amadutsa mumadoko ambiri, komanso pamadoko ambiri (pafupifupi 30 mwa iwo ndi aakulu). Sitimayi imakhala yochititsa chidwi kwambiri chifukwa cha malo ozungulira miyala, mitsinje, tiyi komanso mapiri aatali. Coonoor, ndi ma teas otchuka padziko lonse lapansi, ndi malo okaona alendo.
Malo okongola kwambiri komanso malingaliro abwino ali pafupi ndi Mettupalayam kupita ku Coonoor. Choncho, anthu ena amakonda kuyenda limodzi mbaliyi.
Mmene Mungakwaniritsire Mettupalayam
Coimbatore ndi mzinda wapafupi kwambiri ku Mettupalayam. Ili pafupi ola limodzi chakumwera, ndipo ili ndi eyapoti yomwe imalandira ndege kuchokera ku India konse.
Sitimayi ya 12671 ya Nilagiri (Blue Mountain) Express kuchokera ku Chennai ifika ku Mettupalayam nthawi ya 6.15 m'mawa ndipo ikugwirizananso ndi kuchoka kwa m'mawa m'mawa. (Zimagwirizananso ndi madzulo a sitima ya toyitima ku Mettupalayam paulendo wobwereza). Nilagiri Express imayima ku Coimbatore pa 5 koloko panjira, choncho ndizotheka kuchoka kumeneko kupita ku Mettupalayam. Mwinanso, tekesi idzawononga makilomita 1,200.
Mabasi ambiri amatha kuchoka ku Coimbatore kupita ku Mettupalayam, kuyambira pa 5 koloko Amakhalanso sitima zamtundu uliwonse zomwe zimapezeka pakati pa malo awiriwo masana.
Mudzapeza maofesi apamwamba a bajeti ku Mettupalayam ngati mukufuna kukhala komweko kuti mukakonde sitima yamotoyi m'mawa mwake. Komabe, malo ogona amapezeka ku Coimbatore.
Nthawi Zonse Zipangizo Zamaphunziro ndi Ma Fares
Utumiki wina wa tchire wojambula ntchito ukugwira ntchito pa Nilgiri Mountain Railway kuchokera ku Mettupalayam kupita ku Ooty patsiku. Pali malo asanu ndi awiri pamsewu. Ndondomekoyi ndi iyi:
- Sitimayi ya 56136 / Mettupalayam-Ooty MG ya amtunda imachokera ku Mettupalayam nthawi ya 7: 10 m'mawa, ndipo ifika ku Ooty masana (onani nthawi).
- Kubwerera mmbuyo, sitimayi ya 56137 / Ooty-Mettupalayam MG ya anthu okwera ndege imachoka ku Ooty pa 2 koloko masana ndikufika ku Mettupalayam pa 5.35 madzulo (onani nthawi).
Mipando yoyamba iwiri ndi yachiwiri iliperekedwa pa sitima ya chidole. Kusiyana kwakukulu pakati pa awiriwa ndilo gulu loyamba lili ndi ma cushions ndi mipando yochepa.
Ngati mumakhudzidwa ndi chitonthozo, ndi bwino kugula tikiti yoyamba kuti mukhale ndi mtendere wamtendere komanso wopanikizika kwambiri kusiyana ndi makamu. Titikiti tating'ono tomwe sitigwiritse ntchito timaperekanso kuti tigule pa teti ya tikiti musanayambe. Komabe, nthawi zambiri amagulitsa kunja kwa mphindi zingapo. Katundu wachinayi adawonjezeredwa ku sitima mu 2016, chifukwa cha kuwonjezeka kwakukulu. Sitimayi imakhalabe mabuku mofulumira ngakhale, makamaka m'chilimwe.
Anthu akuluakulu amapanga madipepala makumi atatu ndi atatu mukalasi yachiwiri ndi 205 rupees mu kalasi yoyamba, njira imodzi. Njira yachiwiri yosagwiritsidwa ntchito nthawi zonse ndi 15 rupees njira imodzi.
Onetsetsani kuti dera lanu limalandira mvula kuchokera kumphepete mwa kum'mwera chakumadzulo ndi kumpoto chakum'maŵa , ndipo izi zimasokoneza mautumiki.
Kubwezeretsanso kwa Utumiki wa Maphunziro a Chilimwe
Pambuyo pa zaka zisanu, msonkhano wapadera wa sitima ya chilimwe idzayamba mu 2018.
A "Heritage Steam Voyage" adzagwira ntchito pakati pa Mettupalayam ndi Coonoor, Loweruka ndi Lamlungu kuyambira March 31 mpaka June 24. Sitimayi imatchedwa kuti Special Summer 06171 / Mettupalayam-Coonoor Nilagiri . Zimakonzedwa kuchoka ku Mettupalayam pa 9: 10 m'mawa ndikufika ku Coonoor nthawi ya 12:30 madzulo, ndikuima ku Kallar ndi Hillgrove. Mu njira yobwereranso, idzachoka ku Coonoor pa 1.30 pm ndipo idzafika ku Mettupalayam nthawi ya 4.20 madzulo
Sitimayi idzakhala ndi magalimoto awiri oyambirira komanso ngolo imodzi yachiwiri. Khalani okonzeka kulipira zambiri kuposa sitima yowonetsera nthawi zonse! Ma tikiti m'kalasi yoyamba amawononga makilomita 1,100 akuluakulu komanso ma rupees 650 kwa ana. Gulu lachiwiri limapereka ma rupee 800 kwa akuluakulu ndi rupee 500 kwa ana. Chikumbutso chovomerezeka, kukumbukira, ndi zotsitsimutso zidzaperekedwa pa bolodi.
Momwe Mungapangire Kutsatsa
Kusungirako kwa ulendo pa Nilgiri Mountain Railway kungapangidwe ku Indian Railways makompyuta a reservation counters, kapena pa webusaiti ya Indian Railways. Ndibwino kuti muziwerenga mofulumira kwambiri, makamaka nthawi ya chilimwe kuyambira April mpaka June, chikondwerero cha Indian nyengo nyengo (makamaka kuzungulira Diwali maulendo), ndi Khirisimasi. Sitimayi imadzaza miyezi isanafike nthawiyi.
Apa ndi momwe mungapangire kusungirako pa webusaiti ya Indian Railways . Kampani ya Mettupalayam ndi MTP, ndi Udagamandalam (Ooty) UAM.