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Enjoy a ride on the Toy Train

Nilgiri Mountain Railway Ride in Coonoor

A steam locomotive with a nostalgic appeal

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Oct - Mar
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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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    Sharan Davan

    Bengaluru

    Sharan's 4 days trip to Coonoor

    Trip was nice and well planned. The driver tried to manipulate us to change hotel, but the hotel provided was nice. Hotel location is good and out of city. Had a great time.
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    Kasina

    Andhra pradesh

    Kasina's 6 days trip to Coonoor

    Guruvayur hotel was good Kodaikanal hotel had no proper service food was late. Had hot water issuse. Coimbatore hotel was good but got booked with wrong beds for couple we got 2single beds travel agent didn’t do anything about that told us to ajust and wifi is so bad. Asked to many times about wifi
    but no proper response from hotel. Car was good and driver was okay. Had too much volume for music that too only their regional music. Would leave us so far and say its due to parking issue. Mostly we paid for parking which says included in package. Lack of coordination b/w travel agent and cab agency. Driver was not aware of package and inclusives. Travel agent didnt guide us properly bcz palani temple was too crowded as we went on some auspicious day. And Kodaikanal was full of traffic as its weekend. As we are non local we wouldn’t know that. If we were informed about those we would have adjusted the dates likewise and would have had great overall experience. Got stuck in traffic for 8hrs nearly watched all places in traffic and for 6hrs mostly in temple even if we took highest ticket available. We had Avg. Experience I would rate 3 out of 5
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    Utkarsh Agrawal

    Ooty

    Utkarsh's 3 days trip to Coonoor

    Thank you, Travel Triangle and Bookitforgetit for orchestrating our unforgettable Kerala journey! Your seamless planning, attentive service, and curated itinerary made our trip truly extraordinary. We're already looking forward to our next adventure with you.Kerala stole my heart! From watching suns
    et over the Arabian Sea to indulging in traditional Kathakali dance performances, every moment felt like a dream come true. I can't wait to go back
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    Deepak Sharma

    Mumbai

    Deepak's 4 days trip to Coonoor

    Thank you travel triangle for the trip and all the arrangements we were quite satisfied with over all experience and hospitality with the team. Driver Swamy P was very helpful throughout the trip as we were having the challenge of difference in language.. whenever we stuck somewhere Swamy was there
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    Chaitanya Tvs

    Chennai

    Chaitanya's 3 days trip to Coonoor

    There was miscommunication on the date of arrival at hotel whuch caused undue disturbance and delay in checkin when we arrived. Otherwise its good.
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    Abinashpanda

    Bengaluru

    Abinashpanda's 3 days trip to Coonoor

    Really a very pleasant experience,Nice arrangements by Mahesh
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    Sukritik

    Bengaluru

    Sukritik's 3 days trip to Coonoor

    Hotel Preethi Classic towers stay was great. Travel agent services were pretty good.
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    Girasemadhubala

    Bengaluru

    Girasemadhubala's 3 days trip to Coonoor

    It was good arrangement. Expecting some discount for regular travellers since have been using your platform since long time.
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    Aswang Nicole

    Bengaluru

    Aswang's 3 days trip to Coonoor

    Had a good experience with travel traingle previously. This time I feel the we had not been compensated properly with regards to hotel. Hotel exterior looked nice and the inside was clean but it was extremely small. Barely enough space for one bed, let alone the luggages. I'm not sure how much margi
    n is kept aside by travel triangle for profit. But I feel like the for the price we paid the hotel experience could have been better. Apart from that all good
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    Pccegoa

    Bengaluru

    Pccegoa's 3 days trip to Coonoor

    Travel agent provided us reliable, decent and patient kannada speaking driver as requested. The places were well covered. But, I had opened my conversation to suggest places. She could have told me about longest drive over two ghat section from Ooty to Kodaikanal, which seems to be tiresome Also,
    no attempts were made to cancel the stay at Kodaikanal. We have to forgo stay at kodai. Overall, trip was good. Enjoyable and made treasurable moments
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    FAQ's of Coonoor

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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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