from Kurseong (KGN) departing at 15.00 hrs to Darjeeling (DJ) arriving at 17.50 hrs.ĥ2544 Dn. It is booked by local tour operators or by group.ġ) DHR operates 2 pairs of Regular Trainsĥ2545 Up. Please note: Please check the site for announcements. Jungle Safari (Up to Rongtong arrival at 11:15 Hrs and departure at 14:35 Hrs and back to Siliguri at 15:55 HRS daily service.Advance booking facality available at Siliguri UTS.) Sukna Special is between Siliguri-Sukna-Siliguri, Round Trip is about 2 hours Joy Ride is between Darjeeling-Ghum-Darjeeling, Round trip is about 2 Hours Except between Siliguri and Sukna where the distance is over 10 km., Ghum station is the second highest railway station in the world to be reached by steam locomotive. There are 13 stations including New Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling with an average inter distance of 6 to 7 km. Apart from this, the section has 5 major, 498 minor bridges and 177 unmanned level crossings. There are 5 such reverses, 3 loops, the most famous being the BATASIA LOOP between Ghum and Darjeeling. The train passes through dense forest from Sukna and it chugs along the hill slopes and at places where a clear path is not available. There are some peculiar features to be marked during the journey.

The actual climb starts from Sukna encountering steep gradients and curves all the way long. The line between Sukna and Darjeeling is almost all along located on the road-bench wither skirting or on the far edge of the road except at a few locations where the road and rail formations are on different level and follow a different alignment. The railway line is laid more or less on the same alignment as the Hill Cart road, which criss-crosses the line at several locations.

The railway line from Siliguri to the beautiful hill section of Darjeeling is considered an engineering feat and passes through very picturesque country. long section connecting Darjeeling with the railhead at Siliguri is of great importance and has been bestowed World Heritage Site status. The toy train on the Darjeeling Himalayan section is not merely a source of delight for the young and old, it also represents the engineering skills of the highest order.

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