Beautiful Video of Sabari Express Train Passing Over the Peruman Bridge of Ashdamudi Lake in Kerala, India !!

Ashdamudi lake of Kerala, India is beautiful & amazing in several aspects. Many railway bridges are there in this lake which create interesting sceneries for a railfan. 

See the video & see yourself that how beautiful is it !!

This bridge once caused a mishap called as Peruman Train Tragedy in which the Bangalore – Kanyakumari Island Express train derailed on the Peruman bridge over Ashtamudi Lake, near Perinadu, Kollam, Kerala, India and fell into the lake, killing 105 people on July 8, 1988. Officials say the cause for the accident was a tornado.But still the cause of accident remains a mystery. Ten bogie carriages of the Island Express fell into Ashtamudi Lake, and more than 200 persons were seriously injured. Most eyewitnesses say the train was running at a speed higher than what they saw on other days. Some others say that some track maintenance was going on with speed restriction which the driver did not observe.

Peruman Rail Accident - Rescue Efforts

Chathannoor, A Unexplored & Beautiful Tourist Destination of Kerala !!

Chathannoor is a town in Kerala located at the Kollam district on the banks of River Itthikkara. It is about 16 KM from Kollam city center. Chathannoor is in the extreme eastern part of Kollam District, around 55 km north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram.Kollam Railway Station is the nearest major station, 16 km from the town and is well connected by buses. Nearest Airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport.It is around 50 km north of the state capital on the NH 66 (Formerly NH 47).NH 66 is passing through the center of the Chathannoor town. It is one of the fastest developing towns in Kerala. 

 I liked the greenery. 

Important Places in & around Chathannoor 

• Vilappuram (3 km south) : A small place, home of the famous Vilappuram Devi Temple (Anandavilasam Bhagavathi Temple). In the same compound there is the famous Anandavilasam library, affiliated to Kerala State Library Council having more than 1200 members and around 13000 books.
• Polachira (4 km south) : A sanctuary of migratory birds. Now it is under development for tourism. Now there is a bridge over polachira which connects road named Polachira Bund Across Road. It is the shortest Chathannoor - Varkala route. You can go to see elephants in Anathavalam at Chirakkarathazham from here and it is only one km from Polachira.
• Worship centers : There are very famous hindu temples like Bhoothanatha Kshethram, Kanjiram vila bhgavathi kshethram, Chennamath Kshethram, Vilappuram bhagavathy kshethram,paniyil thekkevila bhagavathi temple, paniyil guru mandiram. etc. It will be valuable to visit Valiya Pally (St George Orthodox Church)-the ancient and parent church of all the Christian churches in and around Chathannoor.

Some other important locations.

• Chathannoor KSRTC bus station  

 

• Chathannoor Mini Civil Station

• Government ITI, Chathannoor