The Southern Railway Salem Division will run a special mountain toy train between Mettupalayam-Ooty-Coonoor-Ooty. (File: ootytourism.co.in) Mountain Toy Train: There is a piece of good news for those ...

The Nilgiri Mountain Railway, an engineering marvel and UNESCO site since 2005, offers a scenic journey through the Nilgiris. Dating back to 1899, it uses a unique 'rack & pinion' system and its ...

The IRCTC is now offering some awesome never-before Ooty toy train packages for tourists. The IRCTC toy train tourism package will cover all important tourist attractions in Ooty, including tea ...

Southern Railway Salem Division has announced that a special mountain train will be running between Mettupalayam-Ooty-Coonoor-Ooty from March 29, 2024, to July 1, 2024, for tourists given the summer ...

With the motive of tapping into the appeal of a mountain train journey, especially one with UNESCO heritage status, during the summer months, the Salem Division of Southern Railway has announced the ...

The Nilgiri Mountain Rail (NMR) service from Mettupalayam to Udhagamandalam stands cancelled from November 20 to 24 due to weather conditions. The entire Nilgiris district, a hilly area, has been ...

The Southern Railway Salem Division has unveiled plans for a special mountain toy train service that will run on the picturesque Mettupalayam-Ooty-Coonoor-Ooty route, catering to tourists in the ...

The NMR, which is a world heritage site has grown to become a much sought after tourism attraction now-a-days. Ooty: With tourists and Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) enthusiasts singing, "Happy ...

The train spends considerable time at the station. A technician manning our coach says the train will now move on gears. Gears, in sheer technical terms is a rack and pinion system, where interlocking ...

They call it the ‘toy train’ because of the small-sized engines running on extremely narrow tracks, giving off the impression of it being a play toy. The train first got the moniker by the residents ...