Snaps from trip to Dapoli.

These are the snaps from my recent visit to Dapoli.
I boarded the Thane-Dabhol Night Express from Thane(CBS) at 9:30PM.
It was a night journey so only managed to click few good ones.
Enjoy!!!!!

View of the mandangadh fort from the mandangadh ST workshop.


Shri Gurudev Datt
A small temple outside the mandangad ST workshop.


Color of the Bus.
is it the reflection on the shirt?

Enjoying the evening by the window.

Backside of a Asiad bus Seat.

A Fire Station at Dapoli workshop.

ST Bus resting in trees shade.

Dogs resting in its shade

Ready for Duty!

A view of the ST workshop in dapoli.

Wishing All-A happy diwali.

I have always wondered who gets time to make these huge 'Akash-kandils'(lanterns).

An Indian Oil Refuelling station at the Dapoli Bus Depot.

Sun or Shade - the ST serves through all thicks and thins

ST bus entering a small town of Jalgaon, Dapoli.

One of my favorites snaps.

Colllege students Waiting at the windows for issuing concessional Passes.

ST offers monthly passes at concessional rates for Students at concessional rates.

Graffiti on one of the walls of Dapoli bus stand.

A nicely decorated general Stall at Pen ST bus stand

A Cucumber sellers stall at Pen.

Cool cucumber is hottest selling item at Pen.

Come Summer and the stall gets crowded by Water-Melons.

Pen Bus Stand by night.

A view of Panvel ST canteen at night.

ST Buses captured by Shekhar 2

MSRTC chi Kaanadi baheen seen at Miraj Depot

To reach Narsobaachi Waadi, one can take local bus (Kurundwaad) from Sangali. One such local bus is seen at Narsobaachi Waadi bus depot.

Asiad buses are converted to run on local routes, one such bus is parked at Sangali depot

Staff training bus parked at Thane Vandana Bus station

An old Ashok Leyland 'Lal Dabba' is seen along with an auto-rickshaw at Thane CBS

Front of Radhanagari - Pune 'Lal Dabba' at Karhaad bus depot

Interior of TATA bus used on local route between Miraj and Sangali twin cities

After certain years of service, all Asiad Buses are converted to run on local routes, here is interior of such bus on and Sangali route.


Steps of a front-door seen of Sangali-Miraj route

Satara Bus Depot canteen

Panvel ST workshop

Modified local ST seen at Panvel depot to refill diesel tank

Maintenance truck at Panvel ST Depot

Maintenance truck at Panvel ST Depot

Backside of Panvel bus depot canteen

MSRTC long bus seen at Thane CBS

MSRTC long buses seen at Thane CBS

MSRTC long buses seen at Thane CBS

MSRTC long bus seen along with "Lal Dabba' at Thane CBS

Pune-Thane Asiad Bus interior

Details of a headlight of Miraj-Thane Asiad Bus

Details of a headlight of an Miraj-Thane Asiad Bus

Radhanagari-Pune bus at halt at Karhad Bus depot

Kuldip seen in Miraj-Thane Asiad Bus

Crowd boarding Shirala-Akkalkot bus at Miraj depot

Kuldip is trying to make a phone call from - Thane Asiad bus. Airtel service provider had installed pay phones in Asiad buses, however it hardly proved to be useful.

ST Buses captured by Shekhar 1

Satara bus depot at night

Vendors at pandharpur Bus Depot

Food cart outside Satara Bus depot

Paan shop at Satara Bus depot had a welcoming message

Cool cucumbers

Business Standard read in Parivartan Bus at panvel depot

New 'Parivartan' Bus's door details

Thane' written on Staff Training Bus at Thane's Vandana Bus station

Notice for Driver: This picture was taken from Asiad bus parked at a food mall near Lonavala, it was pouring heavily and I could manage to click this.

Asiad Bus from Miraj Depot

Staff Training bus was at halt at Thane's Vandana Bus Station.
Literal Translation: "Caution: Driver is learning"

Painted on Satara's bus depot.
Gentleman, please keep the bus station clean!

Message on a Training Bus at Thane Depot. : A training bus was at halt at Vandana Bus station in Thane. It had a different colourscheme than the usual 'Lal Dabba'. It was interesting to see this message on a Staff Training Bus where no one other than staff is going board any which!!!

Written at the backside of Laal Dabba

No spitting written on the wall of Satara Bus Depot

Details of a message on public toilet: Government of Maharashtra had launched a personal hygiene and public health initiative. In this initiative each house owner was encouraged to build toilet to maintain public health and personal hygiene of the family members. In this message wife is asking her hubby to build a toilet instead of jewelery, TV or Refrigerator.

Common toilet at Aashta Bus depot: Aashta is a small village situated on Islampur - Sangali route in Southern Maharashtra. This toilet had an interesting message painted on its wall.