A Himalayan train ride at more than 100 kilometers per hour at the foot of the world's highest snow-capped mountains and oldest glaciers is no longer just a dream, Chinese railway experts say. With ...
A queue of trucks in 2017 at Timure, 3km from the Nepal-China border, waiting to get clearance to cross into Tibet. Since an earthquake in Nepal in 2015 this road has been the only functional route, ...
The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) has registered a significant rise in earnings and passenger footfall between April and December 2025 — the first nine months of the current fiscal year — by ...
Chinese officials say trans-Himalayan railway connecting Tibet with India and Nepal is economically and technically feasible as Beijing looks to make Tibet an economic and cultural hub connecting ...
October 19, 2005 One of the world’s greatest railway journeys is set to open in 2007 with the news this week that the Pan-Himalayan Railway has been completed, taking the title of the World’s highest ...
India's mountain railways, including Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, Nilgiri Mountain Railway, and Kalka-Shimla Railway, offer stunning vistas and a rich historical legacy. Built during the colonial era ...
A safety audit was recently conducted on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. Senior officials from Eastern Railway inspected stations and lines. They focused on safety-critical infrastructure. The team ...
On 25 June, China inaugurated a 435km section of the Lhasa-Nyingchi Electrified High-speed Rail. The ‘bullet train’ will have a top speed of 160 km/h and bring Chengdu closer to the Nepal border when ...
A glimmer of hope flickers. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway has begun the process of bringing back an old steam engine from Delhi, one that spent decades as a showpiece. In the heart of the ...
Guwahati (Assam) [India], December 5 (ANI): The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR), a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), successfully organised a vibrant and ...
The Darjeeling station is the last stop on the route of the narrow gauge railway known informally as the Toy Train that runs between New Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling in West Bengal. Arko Datto Lights ...
A group of painters based in Siliguri has decided to observe the anniversary of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) on July 4 with colours this year. Around 144 years ago, on July 4, 1881, the toy ...