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1-01a.
The Tripureshwor Terminal at Tripura Path / Ganeshman Singh Marg / Kantipath.
Shanghai SK541 007. Trolleybus loops around the square in front of the World Trade Center, the closest point to the city center trolleybuses get to. The statue of King Tribhuvan is in the middle of the square. (29 Mar 2007, SM) |
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1-01b.
The Tripureshwor Terminal. Layover area on Tripura Path.
Shanghai SK541 007. As of the date of this photo, the layover time at the end of the line is usually within 5-10 minutes. This terminal stop boasts the only bus shelter on the system. (29 Mar 2007, SM) |
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1-02.
Tripura Path.
Shanghai SK541 007. Tripureshwor-bound. Trolleybus approaches the Tripureshwor Terminal. Tripura Path is the only stretch of the line through an area of the city more or less reminiscent of the urban city center core. (29 Mar 2007, SM) |
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1-03.
Tripura Path near Tripura Sundari Temple.
Shanghai SK541 007. Tripureshwor-bound. The same trolleybus pictured at the eastern end of Tripura Path on another run. As of the time of this photo, only 3 vehicles operated throughout the day, thus limiting the variety of rolling stock to be photographed. (28 Mar 2007, SM) |
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1-04a.
Ramshah Path / Tripura Path.
Shanghai SK541 007. Tripureshwor-bound. Trolleybus turns onto Tripura Path, toward the city center. The conductor sticks a hand out of the window on the right side of the vehicle to signal a turn. (29 Mar 2007, SM) |
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1-04b.
Tripura Path / Ramshah Path.
Shanghai SK541 007. Tripureshwor-bound. (29 Mar 2007, SM) |
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1-04c.
Tripura Path near Ramshah Path.
Shanghai SK541 007. Tripureshwor-bound. Trolleybus amid typical Kathmandu traffic flow at the beginning of the final stretch of the line leading toward the city center. The Tripura Sundari Temple is in the background. (29 Mar 2007, SM) |
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1-05.
Ramshah Path.
Shanghai SK541 007. Tripureshwor-bound. Trolleybus traverses through the Thapathali neighborhood at the fringes of the central area of the city. (29 Mar 2007, SM) |
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1-06.
Ramshah Path near Maitighar.
Shanghai SK541 013. Tripureshwor-bound. An opportunity shot from the window of a trolleybus moving in the opposite direction. Maitighar Square is in the immediate background. (29 Mar 2007, SM) |
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1-07a.
Ramshah Path / Maitighar.
Shanghai SK541 013. Koteswor-bound. Trolleybus circles around Maitighar Square, located in the periphery of the central area of the city. The wirework link pictured upfront allows for short turns around the square for inbound trips. (28 Mar 2007, SM) |
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1-07b.
Ramshah Path / Maitighar.
Shanghai SK541 013. Koteswor-bound. Trolleybus completes a loop around the square. (29 Mar 2007, SM) |
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1-08.
Maitighar near Ramshah Path.
Shanghai SK541 007. Tripureshwor-bound. Inbound trolleybus rolls down the hill toward Maitighar Square. Various types of gypsy midi-buses are in the background. (29 Mar 2007, SM) |
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1-09.
Madan Bhandari Path in the area of Babar Mahal.
Shanghai SK541 0??. Koteswor-bound. A photograph of the third trolleybus out in service (besides 007, 013) on the date of this photo. The vehicle number remained unidentified. This trolleybus just made it up the hill from Maitighar Square at the beginning of the Arniko High Way corridor. The passenger load on this trip represents, perhaps, the heaviest load observed. (29 Mar 2007, SM) |
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1-10.
Madan Bhandari Path near Bijuli Bazar.
Shanghai SK541 007. Koteswor-bound. The section of the Arniko High Way corridor, closest to the city center, is actually called Madan Bhandari Path. (29 Mar 2007, SM) |
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Madan Bhandari Path near Bijuli Bazar.
Shanghai SK541 007. Tripureshwor-bound. The Arniko High Way corridor is the main approach to the city from the east. It is also the main thoroughfare of the eastern part of Kathmandu Valley. (29 Mar 2007, SM) |
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Madan Bhandari Path west of Devkota Marga.
Shanghai SK541 007. Tripureshwor-bound. (29 Mar 2007, SM) |
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1-13.
Arniko High Way east of Devkota Marga.
Shanghai SK541 013. Koteswor-bound. A chaotic urban setting surrounding the high way corridor is interrupted by a well-groomed expanse of the park belonging to Birendra International Convention Hall, in the background of this photo. From here on, Madan Bhandari Path officially becomes Arniko High Way (breaking the word "highway" into two is a peculiar local norm). (29 Mar 2007, SM) |
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Arniko High Way at the Trolleybus Depot.
Shanghai SK541 013. Koteswor-bound. Passing wirework at the entrance to the Trolleybus Depot in the New Baneshwor neighborhood. (28 Mar 2007, SM) |
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