What
on earth can match the excitement of a trip to scenic hills and that too on
a toy train. If you are really serious about some serious adventure and fun,
then Darjeeling toy train beckons you. Rated as best in Asia, it is the most
famous of the little trains. It links the town of New Jalpaiguri in the
plains to the lovely hill station of Darjeeling perched on the awesome
Himalayas.
It takes the route from Ghoom to Darjeeling following the old cart road,
covering a distance of 86 km. The journey allows the traveller an
uninterrupted view of the breath-taking scenery of the Himalayas. Started in
1881, Darjeeling toy train is an engineering marvel as it solved the problem
of connecting to a mountainous terrain of great beauty.
