Hill Rail Journeys in India

There are five railway trains that ply in the hilly regions of India. Amongst these the best known are the 83 kilometre long, 610 mm gauge 'toy' railway spanning the terrain between Siliguri and Darjeeling in the North-East and the 96 kilometre track of 762 mm guage that takes you to Shimla. The third hilly track is the one connecting the 162 kilometre stretch between Pathankot and the Kangra valley in Himachal Pradesh. Then there is a 46 kilometre link between Mettupalayam and Udhagamandalam in the South and a 20 kilometre stretch of 610 mm guage between Neral and Matheran in Maharashtra.

These tiny, quaint little trains take you up to the mountains, beyond the clouds, past little hamlets and terraced fields, through flower filled meadows and dense forests, making their way through tunnels and over bridges at a leisurely pace.

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