Toy Trains of India

There are only 3 metre-gauge mountain railway left in operation in India, Kalka to Shimla in Himachal Pradesh, from New Jalpaiguri (from Kurseong until further notice) to Darjeeling in West Bengal and Mettupalayam to Ooty in Tamil Nadu. 

These old heritage lines are slow and can take hours to reach their destinations but the mountain scenery is so beautiful, making the journey by this means of transport is really worthwhile. 

To Darjeeling
In the North East of India above Kolkata lays the hill station of Darjeeling. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) climbs up the mountains from New Jalpaiguri (from Kurseong until further notice) to Darjeeling through a route of about 88kms. Work on the line started 1879 and opened for service on the 4^th July 1881. 

To Shimla
Shimla is very well known to the western traveller as the little hill station made famous by the British Raj who used to run the country from here during the summer months. The mountain railway here was initially sketched out by a correspondent of the Delhi Gazette in 1847. The railway line was completed in 1903. 

To Ooty
The metre-gauge line starts from the railway junction in the small town of Mettupalayam at the foot of the mountains and travels 48 kms up to Ooty passing Coonoor en route. 

To Matheran
There is a further train journey to a hill station that is not very well known to the western tourist called Matheran in Maharashtra.  This line operates the narrow-gauge system.  Lord Elphinstone the governor of Bombay visited Matheran in 1855 and chose a site for his bungalow still known as Elphinstone Lodge. His patronage made Matheran a popular hill resort. The mountain railway opened in 1907. Matheran is a popular getaway for those living in Mumbai.

Toy Train's & Hill Stations

DELHI (2) - TRAIN (1) - TOY TRAIN/SHIMLA (3) - KOLKATA (1) - TRAIN (1) -TOY TRAIN / DARJEELING - (2) - GLENBURN (3) - DELHI (1) = 14 nights

Covering two regions of the Himalayan Foothills in both North and East India. Experience and enjoy the two Toy Trains that ply these old British Raj hill stations. Travel back in time and appreciate the efforts that went into building these amazing little tracks.

Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

DELHI (1) - KURSEONG (2) - TOY TRAIN/DARJEELING (2) - GLENBURN TEA ESTATE (3) - DELHI (1) = 9 nights

The Narrow Guage trains in India trace back to the colonial times. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway began way back in 1879. Back then it just served the purpose of transporting agro goods and mining or quarrying activities. Today that toy train serves as a locomotive that brings delight to the travellers!

Kalka to Shimla Toy Train

DELHI (1) - TRAIN (1) - TOY TRAIN/SHIMLA (2) - WILDFLOWER HALL (2) - DELHI (1) = 7 nights

The journeys that are closer to nature never turn a traveller tired or weary, somehow the natural surroundings and the purity and peace infuses constant energy within. Same is the case with this wonderfully scenic toy train journey from Kalka to Shimla.

Nilgiri Mountain Railway to Ooty

MUMBAI (1) - METTUPPALAIYAM (1) - TOY TRAIN/OOTY (2) - MYSORE (2) - BANGALORE (1) = 7 nights

The toy train that runs in the Blue Mountains is a hundred year old heritage of the Indian Railways. Your journey with this historical locomotive as the centre point actually begins at Mumbai, where you get a day to relax and catch a few glimpses of this cream city of India.

Mumbai & Matheran Hill Railway

MUMBAI (2 ) - TOY TRAIN/MATHERAN (3) - GOA (5) - MUMBAI (0) = 10 nights

No matter how advanced and sophisticated life gets, it is always the simple and unknown that gives more pleasure in life, at times they are things that have a special place in our childhood memories like stories of Toy Trains.