" The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, also known as DHR or the Toy Train, is a 2ft gauge railway that runs between Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling in the Indian state of West Bengal. Built between 1879 & 1881, it is about 88km long "
1) Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) logo, route map & old pictures, West Bengal (1881)
2) Publicity on Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (UNESCO) - World Top 25 trains; World famous B Class locomotive; The Jewels of DHR; Dedicated to the people of the world; Heritage is our pride, Help us to maintain it; Join us & Help keep the DHR running !
3) Old Darjeeling Station (1881) - 6,812ft above sea level
4) Himalayan railway trains (toy trains to the clouds) parked at the platforms of the old Darjeeling station - today is a religious public holiday, appeared that no train services today as I waited anxiously in the evening from 17.15 to 18.30 hopefully to see a toy train in action ! But no luck !
5) Old Toy trains on showroom display at the Old Darjeeling goods shed; in remembrance of these toy train services during the good old colonial days, the likes of "Whistle Queen", "Queen Of The Hills", "Himalayan Bird" etc.
6) Toy train timetable & train ticket pricing table - joy ride (2 hours) ticket price from Darjeeling station > Ghum station > Darjeeling Rp1,600 (Rm96=US$22.80); first train 09.15 > 11.15, last train 16.25 > 18.15
7) Surrounding area near the Darjeeling Railway Station
8) Toy train service from New Japaiguri Railway station to Darjeeling - departing Japaiguri 08.30 arriving Darjeeling 15.35 (8 hrs); toy train ticket price Rp1,420 (Rm85)
My Good Old Days taking a toy train from Shimla railway station (Himachal Pradesh) > Kalka (UNESCO World Heritage site) in 2007; Shimla railway station is 2,075m above sea level whereas Darjeeling Railway station is located at an altitude of 2,200m; the Simla-Kalka toy train ride spanning 60 miles covering 102 tunnels, 864 bridges & 919 stunning curves.
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