Man Mowed Down by Train Near ‪Sonada‬ Reports: Tenzing Sangayla Bhutia 17 June 2016 Darjeeling Sonada: The World famous UNESCO’s World Heritage Darjeeling toy train cuts an unidentified man in half and drags one half of the body all the way to Sonada while the other the half of his body was found near 8th […]

DARJEELING 13 Jun 2016 The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway toy train service along the 87km route from Darjeeling to New Jalpaiguri station has been temporarily suspended  after three of its diesel engines broke down a few days ago and are presently under repairs. The DHR has four diesel engines, but three being non-functional, with the latest […]

Darjeeling June 8: The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway has replaced the opaque walls at the rear and front ends of two first class coaches with glasses so that travellers can see the more than century-old steam engine pull the train. Narendra Mohan, the area officer of DHR, said the refit compartments were being used for toy […]

Siliguri, May 23: The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway will resume its daily train service between New Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling next week, more than five months after it had been rescheduled to thrice a week because of lack of diesel engines. Narendra Mohan, the area officer of the DHR, said daily services between NJP and Darjeeling halted […]

Writes: Mrinalini Sharma A six-member Unesco team will visit the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway for five days next month to conduct a survey of the World Heritage Site. The visit is part of formulating# a Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan – a blue print on conservation, management and sustainable development of toy train. Officials of the […]

Siliguri, Dec. 22: The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway will add one extra coach to each of the three diesel-run toy trains for the joy rides to accommodate tourists who flock to the hills during the Christmas-New Year season. The additional compartments on the Darjeeling-Ghoom-Darjeeling route would be introduced from December 25. Narendra Mohan, the area officer […]

Tourist in the second day of the ongoing week long Darjeeling Cultural and Tourism Festival (DCTF) did what they had only watched actors do in cinemas and wished. The festival organizers gave enthusiastic tourists a thrilling opportunity, to dance on the moving Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR), a first for many of them. And willing tourists […]

1915-2015: 100 years of Tindharia Works, A UNESCO World Heritage Area Article by: DHR Sano Rail This year celebrates 100 years of Tindharia Works. It has always been considered a location relatively safe from landslips but this was to change in 2011. The only background information I have of Tindharia is to be found in […]