Indian Mountain Railway: Best Way To Experience Natural Beauty

Mountain railway of India is also known as five railway line which was built in mountains of India in early 20th century by British. These railway lines are still in functioning and now it is maintained by Indian Railways. There are four major mountain railway line located in India which is also a hot tourist attraction. These railway lines are as follows:

1. Darjeeling Himalayan railway line

2. Kalka Shimla railway line

3. Nilgiri Mountain railway line

4. Matheran hill railway line

Darjeeling Himalayan railway line is famous because of its toy train which runs at two feet narrow gauge track. It covers distance of eighty eight kilometres from town of Siliguri to beautiful Darjeeling. Darjeeling is located in state of West Bengal and the railway line is maintained by Indian railways. Darjeeling railway line was built by British government. Darjeeling is an important hill station and famous for its tea planting. Darjeeling Himalayan railway line is an excellent example of innovation in transportation methods and economic as well as social development. Darjeeling is considered as multi-cultural region which is modal for many other developments in different part of the globe. Idol time to visit Darjeeling is in summer and you can also enjoy its famous cultural festival during that time. Darjeeling is a place surrounded by beautiful mountains and tea plantation.

Nilgiri hills are located in state of Tamil Nadu in India. Before Nilgiri Mountain railway line, it was impossible to reach Nilgiri Mountains. Nilgiri mountain railway line connects the Ooty which is a hill town with another town of Mettupalayam. Mettupalayam is located in the foot hills of Nilgiri Mountains. Nilgiri Mountain Railway line uses Abt system and it is the only railway track in India. There are total two hundred and fifty bridges in the path of Nilgiri Mountain railway track. Fifteen of these bridges are very important and rest of those bridges are small in structure. By traveling in Nilgiri Mountain railway train you can cruise through natural beauty of Nilgiri hills, misty mountains and virgin forest. There are sixteen tunnels which increases fun of traveling in Nilgiri Mountain train. These tunnels are made by using stone blast and are approximately ninety years old. You may also find vegetation which is unique and rare. The natural beauty of Nilgiri Mountain welcomes travellers and if you like to see eternal beauty on earth then you must travel in Nilgiri Mountain train.

Kalka Shimla railway line connects Kalka to the capital of Himachal Pradesh which is Shimla. Shimla is located 2205 meters above sea level. It is one of the foot hill of Himalayas ranges. During British rule, Shimla was summer capital of India. It was also army headquarters during British rule. In 1898, a railway company of Delhi, Ambala and Kalka constructed the railway track to connect Delhi to Kalka, so that people can reach Shimla from Kalka. The railway track is approximately ninety six kilometres long and two feet and six inches narrow gauge. It was opened for public on 9th November, 1903. There is Koti tunnel on the way to Shimla which is more than three kilometres long in length. Dharampur is the main station which is located at thirty two kilometres from Kalka. There is a special luxury train for tourists, which is known as Shivalik Palace Saloon and Shivalik express which operates in summer season to tackle down heavy traffic as it is the idol time for tourists to visit this place. In the year 2008, Kalka Shimla railway line was recognised as world heritage sites.

Matheran Hill railway line is a heritage railway line which is located in state of Maharashtra, India. It was built in 1904. This railway line is two feet gauge line and covers a distance of about twenty kilometres. Tourist can travel in this train to enjoy deep forest territory which connects Matheran to the hills of Western Ghats located near Mumbai. Before 1980, this railway line was kept closed due to danger of landslides during monsoon season, but after 1980 railway authority is able to keep it in good and safe condition. It is administered and maintained by central railway of India. If you want to see the real beauty of forest then this is your chance to travel in Matheran Hill train and enjoy beauty of forest.

The Battle of Longewala

After drifting for approximately thousand kilometers from Alwar, I have reached Longewala. This place romanticizes me allot. The battle of Longewala a legend in itself. It is located at 120 kms from city of Jaisalmer. Only way to reach this place is boulevard and if you are tourist then you have to hire a cab. Longewala is prevalent because of the illustrious skirmish tussled between India and Pakistan in 1971. The clash of Longewala is all about how hundred odd men clogged and overwhelmed approximately 2000 Pakistani legionnaires. This battle was all about the audacity, impetus, chauvinism and drive to prizefight exhibited by those eighty Indian warriors. This scuffle is one of my favorite scuffles, and whenever I come to this place, my mind start envisaging how horde of men repudiated the destiny. During the Indo-Pak war of 1971, A-Coy of 23 Punjab had taken up the defences at Longewala. The A-Coy company commander was Major Kuldeep Singh Chandpuri later on emer...

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