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Steam engine of toy train in Darjeeling.
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The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (nicknamed the 'Toy Train') is a 60 cm narrow-gauge railway from Siliguri to Darjeeling in the state of West Bengal, India. It is run by the Indian Railways. It was built between 1879 and 1881 and is about 86 km long. The elevation level is from about 100 m in
Siliguri to about 2200 m in Darjeeling. Till now, this is powered by a steam engine. Since 1999 the train has been a World Heritage Site as listed by UNESCO.
Darjeeling is a town in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of Darjeeling district, in the Shiwalik Hills on the lower range of the Himalaya. The name 'Darjeeling' is a combination of the Tibetan words Dorje ('thunderbolt') and ling ('place'), translating as "The land of the thunderbolt". During the British Raj in India, Darjeeling's temperate climate led to its development as a hill station for British residents to escape the heat of the plains during the summers. Darjeeling is internationally popular for its tea industry and the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.  |
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