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Mountain Railways of India

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Ranked #1,561 of 3,238 attractions in India
3.5 of 5 stars 5 Reviews
Kids love railways everywhere! One of the steam locomotives Looking back to the plains
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The West Country
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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“Darjeeling Himalayan Railway - Wonderful experience - railway fan or not!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 December 2009
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If you go to North Bengal make the effort to travel on the DHR affectionally known as the Toy Train. The route takes you from the plains up to the hill station of Darjeeling at an altitude of around 7,000ft The track runs alongside the main road and gives you a chance to see Himalayan life with breathtaking mountain views,... More

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New Delhi
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“beautiful kalka shimla rail link”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 October 2009
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Although I have travelled on all the four mountain rail links, including Pathankot Joginder nagar rail link, but most beautious has been Kalka Shimla Stretch, It overpowers the technical feat of tunnelling in the mountains at that time when it was purely mannual not like Delhi metros drilling machine. the second is Siliguri Darjling strech which is open and wide More

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Bangalore
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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“The Kangra Valley Railway -- a real, genuine non-touristy mountain railway”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 October 2009

This is one of the prettiest train rides you can ever take. There's a superb view of the Dhauladhar range all the way, plus you get to rub shoulders with (or even get sat on by) the local populace. This is a real train, catering to real people -- housewives, farmers, students, tradesmen, shepherds, business people. And the fares are... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 March 2012
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 March 2011
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