The
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, also known as the "Toy Train", is a
narrow gauge railway that runs between
New Jalpaiguri and
Darjeeling in the Indian state of
West Bengal, India. Built between 1879 and 1881, the railway is about long. Its elevation level varies from about at New Jalpaiguri to about at Darjeeling. Four modern diesel locomotives handle most of the scheduled services; however the daily Kurseong-Darjeeling return service and the daily tourist trains from Darjeeling to
Ghum (India's highest railway station) are handled by the vintage British-built
B Class steam locomotives. The railway, along with the
Nilgiri Mountain Railway and the
Kalka-Shimla Railway, is listed as the Mountain Railways of India
World Heritage Site. The headquarters of the railway is in the town of
Kurseong. Operations between
Siliguri and
Kurseong have been temporarily suspended since 2010 following a Landslide at Tindharia.