Nilgiri Mountain Railway

Nilgiri Mountain Railway
NMR at Ketti station
TerminusUdhagamandalam
Preserved operations
Owned bySouthern Railway Zone
Operated bySalem railway division
Stations13
Length46 km
Preserved gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in)
Preserved rack systemAbt
Commercial history
Opened1908
Preservation history
HeadquartersMettupalayam
Part ofMountain Railways of India
CriteriaCultural: (ii)(iv)
Reference944ter-002
Inscription1999 (23rd Session)
Extensions2005, 2008
Area4.59 ha (11.3 acres)
Buffer zone500 ha (1,200 acres)
Coordinates11°30′37″N 76°55′54″E / 11.51028°N 76.93167°E / 11.51028; 76.93167
Nilgiri Mountain Railway is located in India
Nilgiri Mountain Railway
Location of Nilgiri Mountain Railway in India

The Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR), colloquially called the "Toy Train" by locals is a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge railway in Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, India, built by the British in 1908.[1] The railway is operated by the Southern Railway[2] and is the only rack railway in India.

The railway relies on its fleet of steam locomotives.[3] NMR switched to diesel locomotives on the section between Mettupalyam and Udhagamandalam. Local people and visitors led a campaign to return to steam locomotives in this section.[3]

In July 2005, UNESCO added the Nilgiri Mountain Railway as an extension to the World Heritage Site of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. The site then became known as Mountain Railways of India.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Mountain Railways of India". UNESCO. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
  2. ^ "Nilgirimountain railway". Indianrailway.gov.in. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b Indian Hill Railways: The Nilgiri Mountain Railway (TV). BBC. 21 February 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
  4. ^ NMR added as a World Heritage Site
  5. ^ "Mountain Railways of India". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 30 April 2006.

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