The Nilgiri Express ( Blue Mountain Express) is a broad gauge express train service operating between Chennai and Mettupalayam in Tamil Nadu. The train is primarily intended for travellers to these hills, especially to the towns of Ooty, Coonoor and Kotagiri. Mettupalayam is at the foot of these hil... |
The Elephanta Caves are caves located on Elephanta Island in the Arabian Sea near Mumbai. This narrow gauge train ferries passengers between the Elephanta caves & boat jetty. distance is walkable (about 15 minutes from jetty to caves).8 Rs fare.... |
Namibia's Unique Rail Experience. Namibia is renowned for its wide open spaces and superb sunrises and sunsets. The timetable has been specifically designed to coincide with the sunrises and sunsets. The Desert Express runs between Windhoek to Swakopmund. The train will travel through the Namib... |
A monorail is a rail-based transportation system based on a single rail, which acts as its sole support and its guideway. The first monorail was made in Russia in 1820 by Ivan Elmanov. The first monorail in Japan in 1957, only served as a very short transport line within Tokyo's Ueno Zoo and it... |
The widespread network of local rails in Mumbai is worth-appreciating. Local trains are the main mode of transport in Mumbai that carries more than 6.1 million passengers a day. It is indeed the fastest mode of transport in Mumbai that takes the passengers from one corner of the city to another in m... |
This railway line is officially declared by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
The best way to reach Shimla is to travel by Toy train from Kalka. The railway track is small in width between Kalka and Shimla and is known as 'meter gauge track' opened by British Government in the year 1903. T... |
Toy Train journey from New Jalpaiguri to Darjeeling takes about 8 hours. The Darjeeling Toy Train is a heritage railway line, which carries visitors on holiday up to Darjeeling. The train passes hill slopes covered with tea estates up to Ghoom, at 7407 feet, which is the highest stop on the railway ... |
Ooty lake, also called Marlimum Lake, was artificially formed by John Sullivan, the founder of Ooty, in 1823-25 by damming the mountain streams flowing down Ooty valley. It stretches in an irregular 'L' shape, for about two kilometres in length and varying distances in width. In recent yea... |
The Borivali National Park, officially known as the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, is a unique National Park in that it lies within the borders of a city.Within the Park, the ancient Kanheri Caves dating back 2,400 years were sculpted out of the rocky cliffs. The forest area of the Park houses around ... |
The Trans-Siberian railway was constructed between 1891 and 1916 as a response to the desperate lack of viable transport routes through northern Russia. The Trans-Siberian Railway has been acknowledged as one of the most scenic and interesting and train journeys in the world. Running a distance of 9... |
