7 'Breathtaking' Hilly Railway Lines in India

Varun Yadav
Feb 17, 2023

Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

It is also called ‘the Toy Train’. It is a narrow-gauged railway based in West Bengal that runs between Siliguri and Darjeeling. It is popular among tourists. It is part of UNESCO’s Heritage list.

Kalka-Shimla Railway

Saddled on the popular Himachal Pradesh railway station, the railway line runs between Kalka and Shimla. It was constructed between 1898 and 1903.

Nilgiri Mountain Railway

The Nilgiri Mountain Railway is a 46 km metre guage single-line railway.

Jammu-Baramulla Line

The under-construction line will start from Jammu to Baramulla and will connect Jammu and Kashmir to the country.

Matheran Hill Railway

The narrow-guage railway line runs between Neral and Matheran (the popular hill station in Maharashtra) in the Western Ghats.

The Sivok-Rangpo Line

The proposed railway will connect the towns of Sevoke in West Bengal and Rangpo in Sikkim and is planned to extend to Gangtok.

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