New Jalpaiguri-Darjeeling - 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. This 83 km. long section connecting Darjeeling with the railhead at Siliguri is of great importance and has been bestowed World Heritage Site status.

            The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is one of the engineering feats of the world. Although the steepness of the gradients on this narrow-gauge line is eclipsed in other parts of the world, and the 7,407 ft. altitude of the summit at Ghoom station is less than half the height of some of the summits in the Andes, the achievement of the engineers who built the line more than half a century ago is a noteworthy one in the history of railways. This little railway has a gauge of 2 ft. and a length of fifty-one miles, with steep gradients and amazing loops. It climbs from the plains, which are most oppressive in the hot weather to the coolness of the "hills," as the British residents in India called the lower slopes of the Himalayas on which are situated the towns, or "stations," to which they would go periodically to preserve their health. It is at Siliguri that the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway begins its remarkable journey to Darjeeling.

A World Heritage Site:
            In 1999 UNESCO declared DHR as a World Heritage Site. The world heritage site status puts DHR in the same exalted league as the hermitage in St. Petersburg, our very own Humayun’s Tomb in Delhi, Hampi in South India and other such man-made marvels. A heritage site is one that is worthy of preservation and a legacy that is worth bequeathing to posterity. After the Austrian Alps, DHR is the second railway system in the world to be accorded the World Heritage status.

(A) All Inclusive Tour Packages for groups with Exclusive Steam/Diesel engine hauled Hill Charter train on DHR:

	New Jalpaiguri/Bagdogra-Kurseong-Darjeeling and return 02 Nights/03 Days	Read More
	New Jalpaiguri/Bagdogra-Kurseong-Darjeeling and return 03 Nights/04 Days	Read More
	New Jalpaiguri/Bagdogra-Kurseong-Darjeeling-Gangtok and return 05 Nights/06 Days	Read More

(B) Special Charter Rates (Train Only).

Trips	Steam Traction		Diesel Traction
	1FC+1DC+1SLR	2FC+1SLR	1FC+1DC+1SLR	2FC+1SLR
Single Trip up to 04 Charters	Rs 28,000	Rs 26,000	Rs 35,000	Rs 32,000
05 and above Charter	Rs 26,000	Rs 24,000	Rs 33,000	Rs 30,000
Round Trip up to 04 Charters	Rs 53,000	Rs 47,000	Rs 66,000	Rs 61,000
05 and above Round Trip Charters	Rs 51,000	Rs 45,000	Rs 64,000	Rs 59,000

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