“Because of certain operational reasons, it has been decided that the toy train service from NJP to Darjeeling and vice-versa will run on alternate days from today (Friday) till July 1,” said an official of the NFR. Along with tourists, locals also use the train service to reach different locations in the hills. Sources in DHR said the decision has been taken to run additional joy rides, a return trip between Darjeeling and Ghum railway stations. It is the most popular toy train service for tourists traveling in the hills. As some of the diesel locos are under maintenance, we have decided to run the service on alternate days as the number of joy rides can’t be reduced now,” the source added.

Source: The Telegraph June 23, 2024 09:46 UTC