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Nilgiri Mountain Railway Ride in Coonoor

A steam locomotive with a nostalgic appeal

Rated 4.30/5 ( based on 1862 reviews )

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Oct - Mar

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2-3 Days

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Rs. 3,000

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Tea Factory
Sightseeing

About Nilgiri Mountain Railway Ride in Coonoor

Featured in several Bollywood films such as Dil Se and Sadma, the Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) is a metre gauge railway in Tamil Nadu. Built under British rule in 1908, Nilgiri Mountain Railway runs up and down a scenic route in the Nilgiri Hills.

Hop on a train with a lavish interior and enjoy the view, from the window pane, of clouds swirling around forested hills. It’s a soul-stirring ride as the train makes its way through the Shola forests, tea estates, and walls of Pine trees. The Nilgiri Mountain Railway route is about 45 kilometres long with 13 stations. It’s a nostalgia-dipped train ride which is enjoyed by thousands of honeymooners and families at a negligible cost.

Also known as toy train ride, Nilgiri Mountain Railway runs between Mettupalayam Station and Ooty Station. The train ride, which climbs nearly 1900 metres along its route, has the steepest track in Asia. From Mettupalayam Junction to Coonoor station, the NMR runs on an Abt rack and pinion system to climb the steep track. Today, it’s the only functional rack railway in India. While the uphill journey from Mettupalayam to Ooty via Coonoor takes about 4 hours and 50 minutes, the downhill journey on the same route is covered in about 3 hours 40 minutes.

Still painted in its original colours of blue and yellow, Nilgiri Mountain Railway features sports bench-seats and there are no glass windows or curtains in the coaches to provide an uninterrupted view of mist-clad hills and lush grasslands. In July 2005, UNESCO declared Nilgiri Mountain Railway as a World Heritage Site. Kangra-Shimla Railway, Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, and NMR comprise the site known as the Mountain Railways of India.

Taking a train ride from Ooty to Coonoor or vice versa is a popular thing to do for tourists in Tamil Nadu.

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Chinmay Mepl

Pune

Chinmay's 5 days trip to Coonoor

Good services, trip went perfect as per expectations. Hotels, cab are very good

Gaurav Srivastava

Bangalore

Gaurav's 4 days trip to Coonoor

Experience was good. All things went smooth. The last though was very bad. Neither the room nor the food there was good. For getting rooms everywhere we have to wait for 30 mins despite reaching after checkin time because they don't have confirmation of booking. So that's can be improved. Cab pers

on was nice. He drove safe and drop us on time.

Ankit Rawat

Delhi

Ankit's 4 days trip to Coonoor

Booked my trip to Rameshwaram, Madurai and Kanyakumari with Shree ganpati Travels. Everything was good except Hotel Rameshwaram grand as the allotted room smelt of damp. Special thanks to the driver who was of good nature. On trip coordination provided by the Shree Ganpati Travels was very good wher

eas no one from Travel Triangle bothered to enquire about our journey. Overall very good experience with Shree Ganpati Travels

Gdgupta

Kerala

Gdgupta's 7 days trip to Coonoor

Overall best services. Rameshwaram darsan and dhanushkodi

Advprasad

Chennai

Advprasad's 3 days trip to Coonoor

Overall, the trip was designed and organised well. Appreciations to Mr Sachin. Hotels are good at all the places, particularly Grand Ashok at Thanjavur is excellent in all aspects. Whereas, the Grande Inn at Trichi is good but very small in size , hardly any space to move , keep the luggage, defini

tely not suitable for guests on holidays. Hotels at other places are good. Special appreciation to Mr. Chammy, the driver who is sincere, committed, courteous, highly knowledgeable about the itenery. The car provided was Ford Figo considerably a good vehicle but some issues in AC. This should be ensured in future. Finally, thanks to Travel Triangle for well organised tour.

Vivekmarch

Hyderabad

Vivekmarch's 3 days trip to Coonoor

Amazing hotel rooms and Great experienced driver and very co-operative and patient travel agent made our trip memorable in Munnar and Alleppey Boat house in Alleppey and Places, Climate in Munnar

Raunak Pinjarkar

Hyderabad

Raunak's 4 days trip to Coonoor

Helpful agent and marvelous experience The best part of trip is I change the destination in between the trip ...the agent arranged it in time without ask any questions. Agent give useful tips which make my Trip more wonderful. Overall very good experience.

Brigu

Coimbatore

Brigu's 3 days trip to Coonoor

Next time please prepare day to day visiting places based on package Hotel issue

Arunsinghpanwar

Arunsinghpanwar's 3 days trip to Coonoor

Have a great trip with Book My Choices Great experience with cab driver no issues in doing sightseen We use cab till 9PM but no extra night charges Sachin done great work

Hussain Cutpiecewala

Gujarat

Hussain's 6 days trip to Coonoor

Everything that was promised in package was delivered. However I had headache of co-ordinating with hotel staff and agency at places. 1. I paid 2k extra as part of package for hotel with good view, but normal room was booked. I had to co-ordinate Hotel staff and Anshu to allocate me room that I o

riginally requested. 2. I requested and paid for Extra mattress as part of package, however at Ooty hotel I was not provided Mattress and I had to co-ordinate Reception, Hotel Owner and Anshu. I received mattress after 2 hours and was very tiring experience after long travel day. Overall trip planning was good. I had to pay for Driver food at many places even though I paid in advance as part of package and Driver Bata was included. There were chain of 5 people (Travel Triangle, Anshu from All India Holiday, Local Travel Agent , Car owner, Driver) in chain and that caused lot of confusions for payment as there was no single point of contact. Trip completed as planned but there were hiccups for sure! Overall very average experience.

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Where can I book tickets for Nilgiri Mountain Railway?

Train tickets can be booked from IRCTC website, just like for any other train in India.

How much does the Nilgiri Mountain Railway tickets cost?

INR 25 for second class coaches and INR 150 or INR 185 for first classes depending on the destination.

Can I take train back from Ooty to Coonoor on the same day?

Yes, it’s possible to visit Ooty from Coonoor and return on the same day. The journey each side takes about one hour.

Can we book Nilgiri mountain railway online?

Yes. You can visit the government authorized IRCTC website, and book the ticket for Nilgiri mountain railway online without any hassle.

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Nilgiri Mountain Railway Ride in Coonoor

A steam locomotive with a nostalgic appeal

Quick Information

Best time to visit

Oct - Mar

Ideal Duration

2-3 Days

Visa

N/A

Starting from

Rs. 3,000

Hills

Tea Factory

Sightseeing

About Nilgiri Mountain Railway Ride in Coonoor

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