VIRTUAL TOUR - DARJEELING


Siliguri – Darjeeling, 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.

The 88 km journey connecting New Jalpaiguri and Siliguri to Darjeeling takes tourists on  a journey regarded as one of the most amazing in the world.

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.

  • 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.

 

Tariff
 

1 FC + 1DC + 1SLR

2 FC + 1SLR
Steam Traction
Single Trip(1-4 Charters)
Rs. 28,000/-
Rs. 26,000/-
5 Charters and above
Rs. 26,000/-
Rs. 24,000/-
Round Trip(1-4Charters)
Rs. 53,000/-
Rs. 47,000/-
5 Charters and above
Rs. 51,000/-
Rs. 45,000/-
Diesel Traction
Single Trip(1-4 Charters)
Rs. 35,000/-
Rs. 32,000/-
5 Charters and above
Rs. 33,000/-
Rs. 30,000/-
Round Trip(1-4Charters)
Rs. 66,000/-
Rs. 61,000/-
5 Charters and above
Rs. 64,000/-
Rs. 59,000/-
 

 

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