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Toy Train in Darjeeling is the name set for the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, which is a narrow gauge course connecting Siliguri and Darjeeling in the state West Bengal, India operational by the Indian Railways. The exceptional characteristic of these trains is that they are till day pulled by steam engines, even though a diesel locomotive was included lately for post and parcel deliverance. The whole Darjeeling Himalayan Railway has been affirmed as a World legacy spot by the UNESCO in 1999.
Services and Tours
The Toy Train operated in Darjeeling by the DHR has of late been introduced to the common public as division of their contract services. Visitors can at this time reserve these trains for big groups and decide their personal composition of coaches. The contract services generally engage steam locomotives.

Exceptional tours are also carried out by the DHR in the fine-looking Darjeeling Toy Trains. It is a great source of attraction for the young crowd and the honeymoon couples who enjoy the slow ride of the train as it is climbing up the hill. This gives them the provision of enjoying the enthralling and mesmerizing beauty of the hills and it becomes a kind of an adventurous trip for them There are various kinds of tours organized and they are:

Toy Train Ride:
The toy train consists of three A class coaches and a B class steam engine, the train moves from Darjeeling to Gum and returns back with halts at Batasia Loop and Ghum museum.

Sukna Steam Special:
This particular train journeys connecting Siliguri Junction to Sukna and then returns with half an hour halt at Sukna for a break to see  the photo gallery there.

 Jungle Safari Special:
These trains are introduced only on public demand on weekends and public holidays that connect Siliguri Junction to Tindharia and then back. The main magnetism of this trip is the Mahayana wildlife sanctuary and the Z turns around between Sunk and Tindharia.

On regular days, the DHR operates 3 pairs of Darjeeling Toy Trains. The compositions of the trains can be at variance in the figure of A class coaches and the type of engines. The routes of the trains are ' The first train moves from New Jalpaiguri to Darjeeling and then back .The second train moves again from New Jalpaiguri to Kurseong and then back. The third train moves from Kurseong to Darjeeling and back.