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Boarding schools, churches and performance halls were quickly built alongside a flourishing railway colony, home to the hundreds of workers it took — and still takes — to run the line. The route, with a few minor alterations, is still running in its entirety. I followed in the footsteps of British civil servants seeking cooler climes, by starting my journey from Delhi. The Shatabdi Express leaves the city in the early morning, crossing the grassy plains of Haryana, until it reaches Kalka five hours later where you connect with the toy train. It takes four hours to slowly climb 1, m 4, ft , stopping at a number of small stations along the way that mostly act as drive-through refreshment stops.
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I nipped off the train to grab a freshly cooked samosa and some channa daal curried chickpeas , terrified the train would leave without me. It turns out the schedule leaves plenty of time to grab some refreshments. Barog Station, with the longest stop, is the best place to hop off. The views, looking right down into the green valleys of the Himalaya, are interrupted regularly as the train dives into one of the many tunnels. The longest is 1 km 0.
Afternoon tea at Wildflower Hall , once home to the British military leader Lord Kitchener, is a luxurious affair. Unfortunately for them, it was a long journey to cooler climes. Proposed in to make this journey more comfortable, the Nilgiri Mountain Railway was the first to begin operating — albeit only a small section of the route. The rocky terrain and thick forest caused a multitude of delays, preventing the line from being fully completed until The line runs 46 km On the uphill climb, the locomotive is pulled up on a series of pinion wheels that bite into a notched track.
Ooty sits in southern India at the point where the states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala converge. I suggest incorporating Ooty and its railway into part of a longer itinerary, weaving through each region for a varied insight into south Indian culture.
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The blue and cream carriages start the journey pulled by a diesel train, which meanders toward Coonoor, a station about halfway down the route. Sitting back into a thickly padded seat — I had secured a ticket for the first-class cabin — I watched thick forests of eucalyptus and tea plantations pass by.
In Coonoor, the diesel engine is replaced by a steam locomotive, lovingly restored and maintained by a small team of enthusiasts who work at Coonoor Station. The train then continues onward to Metupalaiyam, entering a more subtropical climate of thick foliage and farmland. It passes a number of platforms, many not operational, stopping regularly to top up on water. The journey takes about four hours to arrive at Metupalaiyam, a small transit town built to service the hill stations above.
From here you can further your railway experiences by catching the express train to Cochin. From here the powerful Wodeyar Rajas ruled for over years, leaving a legacy of grand monuments and regal buildings. I recommend a few days here to walk up to the Nandi bull statue the biggest bull statue in India and take a boat ride through Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary.
Ooty is then a four-hour drive from Mysore.
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