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Kalka-Shimla toy train: The line connects the sleepy railway station of Kalka with Shimla, a hill city that was once the summer residence of the British Raj government.

“We reached Darjeeling a couple of days ago and had booked our return tickets to NJP by a toy train,” said Md Sheikh, a resident of Calcutta who arrived with three family members. “After the ...

The Central Railway has announced the resumption of the iconic Neral–Matheran toy train service from 6 November 2025. This comes following a four-month monsoon suspension. The resumption will ...

Stretching from New Jalpaiguri to Darjeeling, this UNESCO World Heritage Site is a nostalgic ride through the misty hills of West Bengal. The narrow-gauge Toy Train chugs along at a leisurely pace, ...

A glimmer of hope flickers. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway has begun the process of bringing back an old steam engine from Delhi, one that spent decades as a showpiece. In the heart of the ...