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The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, nicknamed the "Toy Train", is a 2 ft (610 mm) gauge narrow-gauge railway from Siliguri to Darjeeling in the Indian state of West Bengal, run by the Indian Railways. more...

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It was built between 1879 and 1881 and is about 86 km long. The elevation level is from about 100 m in Siliguri to about 2200 m in Darjeeling. It is still to this day 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 site.

The Route

New Jalpaiguri - The railway was extended to the south in 1964 to meet the new Broad gauge to Assam. Where the two met, New Jalpaiguri was created.;

Siliguri Town - Original southern terminus of the line.;

Siliguri Junction - Only became a major station when a new metre gauge line was built to Assam in the early 1950s;

Sukna - This station marks the change in the landscape from the flat plains to the wooded lower slopes of the mountains. The gradient of the railway changes dramatically.;

Loop No.1 was located in the woods above Sukna. It was removed after flood damage in 1991. The site is now lost in the forest.

Rangtong;

A short distance above Rangtong, there is a water tank. This was a better position for the tank than in the actual station, both in terms of water supply and distance between other water tanks.

When Loop 2 was removed in 1942, again following flood damage, a new reverse was added. This reverse, No.1, involves the train making the longest of all runs backwards.

Loop No.3 is at Chunbatti. This is now the lowest loop to remain.

Reverses No.2 & 3 are between Chunbatti and Tindharia.

Tindharia - This is a major station on the line as below the station is the workshops. There is also an office for the engineers and a large locomotive shed, all on a separate site.;

Immediately above the station are three sidings; these were used to inspect the carriage while the locomotive was changed, before the train continued towards Darjeeling.

Agony Point is the name given to loop No.4. It comes from the shape of the loop which comes to an apex which is the tightest curve on the line.

Gayabari;

Reverse No.6 is the last reverse on the climb.

Mahanadi;

Kurseong - There is a shed here and a few sidings adjacent to the main line, but the station proper is a dead end. Up trains must reverse out of the station (across a busy road junction) before they can continue on their climb. It is said that the station was built this way so that the train could enter a secure yard and stay there while the passengers left the train for refreshments.;

Above Kurseong station, the railway runs through the bazaar. Trains skirt the front of shops and market stalls on this busy stretch of road.

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