Darjeeling Toy Train

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.