Toy Train

About this place

A visit to the region is incomplete without a ride in the toy train of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR). The miniature train, given heritage status by UNESCO, covers the distance of 88 km between New Jalpaiguri station and Darjeeling town. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, also known as the Darjeeling Toy Train, is a prominent crowd-puller in the beautiful hill station of West Bengal. The joy ride on this train commences at New Jalpaiguri, the busiest station in the plains. It then crosses and halts at various spots, such as the Siliguri Station, Mahanadi Bridge, Sukna Station, Rangtang Station, and Ghoom. In route, the train passes through many loops, the prominent one being the Batasia Loop, where the toy train makes a 360-degree turn & at this point, it feels as if being stepped into a fantasy world, where the bewitching panorama is simply out of the world.