Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

West Bengal · India

Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, India
Photo: Subhrajyoti07, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
October to March
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This narrow-gauge railway climbs through tea country to the Himalayan hill town of Darjeeling using loops and switchbacks. Small steam locomotives still pull heritage services along the route.

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