Dudhsagar Falls Video Seen From Amaravati Express - Goa Tourism

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Amaravati Express,Dudhsagar Falls, Goa, India: This video of Dudhsagar Falls was captured from 18047 HWH VSG Amaravati Express when it was passing the Dudhsagar Falls at Goa during August, 2014. You can see Dudhsagar Falls from both left and right side window of the Train. You can see the Dudhsagar Falls closely from left side window and again you can see the falls at a distance from the right side window when the train curves after a few minutes. Dudhsagar Falls (literally Sea of Milk ) is a four-tiered waterfall on the Mandovi River in the Indian state of Goa on Goa's border with Karnataka state. It is 60 km from Panaji city by road and 46 km from Madgaon railway junction by train and 60 km from Belgaum by train and 55 km from Belgaum by road. As the cascading waters appear white like milk, the waterfall is called Dudhsagar, Doodh being the Hindi word for milk. Dudhsagar Falls is listed as India's fifth tallest waterfall and is 227th in the world at 310 m. The water plummets hundreds of metres (over a thousand feet) in large volumes during the rainy monsoon season, forming one of the most spectacular natural phenomena in Goa. It is a major part of the Goa ecosystem. It is a four-tiered waterfall with a total height of 310 metres (1017 feet) and an average width of 30 metres (100 feet). The Waterfall can be reached both by road and rail. It can be reached by road from Panaji or Madgaon by National Highway NH4A and by train from Madgaon railway junction or Londa railway junction. There is a railway station called Dudhsagar (Station Code DDS)[dont get confused with dudhsagar waterfalls station(station code dwf).Trains do not stop at dwf] where trains stop for a minute or so for technical reason (to test brakes while going downhill) but no tickets are issued to or from this station and it is not a commercial halt for trains. The next railway station is Collem (Kulem) on Madgaon-Castle Rock-Londa track, 13 km from the Falls. The railway route for reaching the falls from Goa is Madgaon-Collem- Dudhsagar Falls. One can reach the falls from Collem railway station by a much shorter 6 km long road. The other route is from Carambolim (Karmali Railway Station of Konkan Railways. The route is Carambolim-Old Goa-Ponda-Tiska-Mollem (total 50 km) - Dudhsagar Falls. Ordinary cars are not suitable for the drive to the Falls and within the forest sanctuary. One should use a four-wheel drive vehicle (SUV) as the road is a jungle track that has fast-flowing streams criss-crossing it at several points. The motorable track stops a kilometre before the Falls and one has to walk 1 km crossing over small paths carved through the rocks at the foot of the Falls. The Falls can be reached by train from Karnataka state from Londa railway junction on Hubli-Madgaon-Vasco da Gama route. One can get down at Castle Rock station or Collem station and reach the Falls by road. However, one can get down at Dudhsagar Falls railway station itself (station code DWF or DDS) that lies between Castle Rock and Collem and walk the short distance to the falls. Then one can come back to the same station and take a freight train by requesting the guard and taking his permission. All the trains including freight (goods) trains stop at Dudhsagar Falls railway station while going towards Madgaon (but not while going in the reverse direction). While returning(to Castle Rock or Londa), the 12779 Goa express halts at Dudhsagar Station at 5pm for 2mins to pick up the passengers/tourists. This is the only passenger train that halts at dudhsagar station while going towards Castle Rock.