Toy Train revenue up; Heritage status down?

Darjeeling: A senior railway official has said the financial health of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is improving. It was expected to earn twice as much this fiscal compared to the last financial year and might break even next year. But this iconic railway, may lose its heritage status! Along with an increase in the passenger […]

Railway Fire makes Air fare hot!

Railway Fire makes Air fare hot!

A fire at one railway station has sent airfares through the roof! The recent fire accident Itarsi in Madhya Pradesh is to blame. Air fares have gone up on Chennai-Delhi sector as Indian railways have cancelled trains to Delhi and other destinations after a fire accident at Itaris railway station has thrown traffic on one […]

Queen of the Hills once again on track

Queen of the Hills once again on track

She’s back. The Queen of the Himalayan railway has resumed her 80 kilometre run which takes around eight hours. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway has resumed its full-fledged toy-train service along the whole length of 80km tracks from New Jalpaiguri to Darjeeling after a gap of five years. The toy train service from NJP to Darjeeling, […]