Services of the heritage Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR), popularly known as ‘toy train’, is all set to resume in the hills from October 25, after its suspension for 125 days due to the strike called by the Gorkha JanmuktiMorcha (GJM).
The indefinite strike in the Darjeeling hillswas lifted after 104 days ahead of Durga Puja.
But the train service was restarted partially up to Sukna from October 15.
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway was inaugurated in 1881. This ‘toy train’ covers a distance of 88 km in West Bengal from New Jalpaiguri to Darjeeling in seven-and-a-half hours.
The train is not merely a source of delight, but it also represents engineering skills of the highest order.
The route has 8 major bridges, 542 minor bridges and 177 unmanned level crossings. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, which received the World Heritage Site status on Dec. 2, 1999, has the narrowest of the regular narrow gauges.
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