If everytime you board a practice or see one and, in your thoughts, go chal chaiya, chaiya, Bollywood and trains have an enduring impression on you, and in a great way. The sight of the practice operating by way of tunnels, forest and tea gardens, that’s the well-known Nilgiri Mountain Railway for you.

The Nilgiri Mountain Railway is a UNESCO World Heritage Website in Tamil Nadu. The well-known dance sequence on high of a transferring practice was potential as a result of, consider it or not, the Nilgiri Mountain Railway is the slowest practice in India!

The Nilgiri Mountain Railway is a railway that operates on a slender gauge observe and connects the city of Mettupalayam to the hill station of Ooty within the Nilgiri Hills. The railway line is just about 46 kilometers lengthy however an uphill journey from Mettupalayam to Ooty takes about 4-5 hours. And that’s due to the steep gradient of the hills.
Do you know that through the full journey, the practice passes by way of 16 tunnels, 250 bridges and 208 curves? That’s unbelievable.

The Nilgiri Mountain Railway can be known as a toy practice, and is among the hottest sights in Ooty and Coonoor (one of many stations). As a rule, individuals board the Nilgiri Mountain Railway for the heritage expertise and simply to expertise the fun of driving a steep mountain route.

Another reason why it’s known as the slowest practice is as a result of it additionally stops at a number of stations alongside the best way, which additional provides to the general journey time. However as a result of it’s a gradual practice, passengers are capable of absolutely respect the great thing about the Nilgiri Hills and the encircling panorama. You possibly can’t get on its roof and dance in fact; that’s prohibited!