Top Station-Munnar
Top station
is the highest point on the way of Munnar – Kodaikanal Road. It is 32 km away
from the Munnar. The top station is around 1700 m above sea level. The
rare Nilakuriji flowers belong over vast area of this region. I said about
Nilakuriji some days before, The Nilakurinji blooms every 12 years, at that
time all the hill sides covered by blue flowers like a beautiful blue
carpet.
The hill
station also offers panoramic view of the neighboring state of Tamilnadu. We
can see the Kundalai Dam on the way Munnar – top station road.
Top Station was a transshipment point for delivery
of tea from Munnar to Bodynaakkanur. Top Station derived its name from its
being the uppermost located railway station on the Kundala Valley Railway,
built in 1902 between Munnar, Kundalai and this hilltop location. A monorail
goods carriage system was soon installed along this cart route. In 1908 the
monorail was replaced by a 24
inch gauge railway. Middle Station (Kundalai)
is 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) west from Top Station on the way from Lower
Station Munnar. Some remains of Kundala Valley Railway can be seen at
the Munnar Tea Museum.
Tea chests arriving at Top Station from the
Kundalai Valley were transported by a ropeway from Top Station 5 km downhill
to the south to Kottagudi,
Tamil Nadu. The tea was then shipped 15 km by cart to Bodynaakkanur, and then by rail to
other places in India and ship to England.Remains
of the ropeway station at Top Station is still visible. Elevation at top of Bodi ropeway was
1,911 meters.
Anayirangal
The Anayirangal is the best another sightseeing
place in Munnar. Anayiragal is located about 22 KM from Munnar.
We can see lush green carpet of tea plants in this
place. Actually a dam is located here, it gives superb views of reservoir, and
this dam is surrounded by tea plantations and evergreen forests.
The Anayirankal Dam is surrounded by the Tata Tea Plantation
and evergreen forests. Anayirankal is an ideal picnic spot for the travellers
from around the world.
If
you are lucky enough you will be able to sight large number of elephants that
comes to this place often to drink water from this lake.
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