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The Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR), colloquially called the "Toy Train" by locals, is a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) metre gauge railway in Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, India, built by the British in 1908. [1] The railway is operated by the Southern Railway [2] and is the only rack railway in India. The railway relies on its fleet of steam ...
This is a route-map template for the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, a Salem Railway Division, Southern Railway zone railway in India. For a key to symbols, see {{ railway line legend }} . For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap .
[3] The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway received the honor first in 1999 by UNESCO followed by the Nilgiri Mountain Railway in 2005. The Kalka–Shimla Railway received the designation in 2008. The three routes together have been titled the Mountain Railways of India under UNESCO World Heritage Site criteria ii and iv, within the Asia-Pacific ...
The first episode covers the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, the second the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, and the third the Kalka–Shimla Railway. The documentaries, directed by Tarun Bhartiya, Hugo Smith and Nick Mattingly, were produced by Gerry Troyna. The documentary on Darjeeling Himalayan Railway was directed by Tarun Bhartiya.
A Erode WAP-7 locomotive of Southern Railway A X class locomotive of the Nilgiri Mountain Railway. Southern Railway utilizes various classes of electric and diesel locomotives to haul the trains. Steam locomotives are used by the Nilgiri Mountain Railway. [15] The zone has three electric locomotive sheds and four diesel locomotive sheds. [16]
Udagamandalam railway station (also known as Ooty railway station)(station code: UAM [2]) is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Salem railway division of Southern Railway zone. [2] It is a terminus station in Ooty, Tamil Nadu. [3] The terminus is a part of the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, a World Heritage Site. [4]
Nilgiri Mountain Railway: Meter (1000 mm) Southern Railway: 1908 46 km (29 mi) No [205] Main lines. The following major trunk lines that connect major Indian cities ...
Nilagiri (Blue Mountain) Express Route map The Nilgiri Express (Also known as the Blue Mountain Express , or Nilagiri Express ) is a night express train service operating between Chennai Central and Mettupalayam, Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu , India . [ 1 ]