There are three hill station railways in India, two n the north, to Shimla and to Darjeeling and one in the south to Ooty. At Christmas I travelled through Tamil Nadu and took the steam train to Oooty and it was incredible. I was so excited to get us first class tickets on the train and we had to leave Mirik at 4am, go down one mountain and then up another to get to Kurseong where the train starts.
Luckily we were told that the best views were on the left hand side, so for three hours we slowly creeped up the hill towards the bustling town of Darjeeling. The tiny train clings to the roadside and the shop keepers and shoppers have to squeeze in as the train goes past, bringing all the traffic to a standstill.
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