City - Darjeeling State - WEST BENGAL Country - India
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We were on the way to Darjeeling. This is a fantastic Toy train ride from new Jalpaiguri to Darjeeling. The train starts from NJP at 9 am and reached Darjeeling at 4-30 pm.
About Toy train: The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, nicknamed the "Toy Train", is a 2 ft (610 mm) gauge narrow-gauge railway from Siliguri to Darjeeling in West Bengal, run by the Indian Railways.
It was built between 1879 and 1881 and is about 86 km long. The elevation level is from about 100 m at Siliguri to about 2,200 m at Darjeeling. It is still powered by a steam engine. A modern diesel engine is used for Darjeeling’s mail.
Since 1999 the train has been a World Heritage Site as listed by UNESCO. In 2005, UNESCO added the Nilgiri Mountain Railway as an extension to the original inscription.
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{K:62768} 4/27/2008