Darjeeling himalayan railway - Latest News Update, Information, Photos & Videos on Darjeeling himalayan railway at Lokmat Times

The journey through the spectacular mountains of the Himalayas will become more affordable from March as the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) has reduced the fare of the world-famous 'Toy Train' service.The DHR authorities have reduced the fare of the queen of hills Darjeeling's toy train service by up to Rs 200. The authorities took the initiative to attract more tourists.Notably, Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Sanjay Chilvarwar, ADRM, Katihar Division, Northeast Frontier Railway, said that all the fares of the toy train have been drastically reduced. It was told that the chair car fare in the train from New Jalpaiguri to Darjeeling was Rs 1,600 earlier, now it has been reduced to Rs 1,400. The air-conditioned first-class fare was earlier Rs 1,720, now it has been reduced to Rs 1,500. Similarly, fares have also been cut for Joy ride services of the toy train running between Darjeeling-Ghoom-Darjeeling.The fare of Toy Train with Vistadome Coach with Joy Ride Steam Engine, which was earlier Rs 1,600, has now been reduced to Rs 1,500. DHR administration said that the newly revised fare will be implemented from March 1.Chilvarwar also said that in order to further increase the popularity of the toy train, the DHR will organize a summer festival from March 1 to March 31. The festival will be organized at Siliguri Junction and Kurseong and Darjeeling DHR stations in the Darjeeling Hills region. Cultural programs will be organized under this festival.The DHR authorities are going to include one AC Vistadom coach from New Jalpaiguri to Darjeeling. In Darjeeling to Ghoom section, all the coaches will be replaced with vistadom coaches instead of normal coaches.( With inputs from ANI )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Home

City

Latest News

Cricket

LT Premium

National

International

Maharashtra

Opinions

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

Nagpur

Entertainment

Photos

Business

Technology

Sports

Lifestyle

Social Viral

Lokmat Games

Health

Narendra Modi

Lok Sabha Election 2024

Heatwave In India

Mumbai Water Cut

Maharashtra Lok Sabha Election

IPL 2024

Darjeeling Himalayan RailwayFOLLOW

Darjeeling himalayan railway, Latest News

National :West Bengal: Railways planning to start diesel loco manufacturing shed at Tindharia

For the first time in the history of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR), the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) is planning to introduce a narrow gauge diesel locomotive manufacturing shed at Tindharia Railway workshop. ...

National :Darjeeling Himalayan Railway adds two more joyride trains to meet tourist rush

In order to meet the rising demand of tourists and passengers, Darjeeling Himalayan Railway(DHR) under Northeast Frontier Railway(NFR) has introduced two new special joyride trains on the network which is on the UNESCO World Heritage site list. ...

National :Good news for tourists: Toy train ride in Darjeeling to become more affordable from March

The journey through the spectacular mountains of the Himalayas will become more affordable from March as the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) has reduced the fare of the world-famous 'Toy Train' service. ...