Darjeeling’s Toy Train Has Chugged Through the Himalayas Since 1881 — Here’s Why It’s a UNESCO Icon!

Darjeeling’s Toy Train Has Chugged Through the Himalayas Since 1881 — Here’s Why It’s a UNESCO Icon!

Darjeeling has become synonymous with three things — tea, panoramic views of the Himalayas, and the ‘Toy Train’. While the primary mode of transport between this hill town and the plains of Siliguri remains share-taxis and buses, the Toy Train continues to offer a nostalgic journey through a landscape steeped in history. A legacy on rails The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR), or the ‘Toy Train’, is not merely a mode of conveyance but a living,…