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Nilgiri Mountain Railway Ride in Coonoor
A steam locomotive with a nostalgic appeal
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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. Â
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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Driver was not at all friendly. When we reach coimbatore, he was not even coming out of the car to meet us. Myself and my wife had to search for his car in parking area. he didnt even help us with placing luggages in dickey. We have seen him friendly with other people/drivers on the way. he never smiled at uss and didnt even say good morning which is very basic manners tourist drivers should have. Firsttime ever in my lifetime i had tour with such a difficult driver. There were some communciation gap happened in between with driver and agency. I had to inform sky tours to coordinate it. He just did his duty by taking us to good spots. And his drIving is good. I am very happy with the services provided by hotel. We were having headache when we reached there and hotel guys gave us tablet and vicks. They have arranged very nice food from outside which is delicious and Moderate price.Trip to Tamil Nadu
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since this trip has ended i m better at summarising the experience -: Negatives 1-at times travel triangle team response was very carefree, they did not look into complaints carefully and did not check for errors before posting the asked documents. 2-customize my trip(CMT) though promised complimentary breakfast in all three hotels ,but the very first oyo homestay hotel denied breakfast and gave it only when told that it had been promised in hotel voucher.this was brought into notice of designated CMT agent next day but still the next two hotels in beginning denied provision of breakfast and only provided when they were repeatedly told and shown hotel vouchers.instead of complimentary breakfast it felt like begging.Even when informed after day 1st the repetition of this suggests that that CMT team had no interest in instructing the hotel about complimentary breakfast. 2-none of the hotels had proper cutlery and utensils for serving of complimentary breakfast, it was as if they were forced to provide breakfast. 3-whatever the star status category CMT team might think they provided us but even a small hotel provides proper bedsheets ans towels .the hotel in rameshwaram was pathetic it had dirty sheets which were changed when told and dirty towels Positives 1-driver for trip nizam was good and was the only good thing in this travel experience 2-CMT advisor was prompt enough to tailor the invoice as per need all in all not what i expectedTrip to Tamil Nadu
it was very nice trip, . The hotel was good and breakfast was good ,. Cab driver not guidance and visits and knowledge he shared.It was mostly one word answer so wasn't comfortable most of the times, Sightseeing was good.Trip to Tamil Nadu
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Food quality and resturant service is not so good in hotel jem valley. Rest part was good.
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Yes, it’s possible to visit Ooty from Coonoor and return on the same day. The journey each side takes about one hour.
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INR 25 for second class coaches and INR 150 or INR 185 for first classes depending on the destination.
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Train tickets can be booked from IRCTC website, just like for any other train in India.
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