Himalayan Railway is back on track

Trains are once again running the entire length of the narrow-gauge Darjeeling Himalayan Railway after repairs to damaged parts of the track, which originally opened in 1881. A landslide four years ago forced the operators to close portions of the railway, which was built by India’s British colonial rulers and now is part of a Unesco World Heritage programme. Tickets for rides along the 87km stretch between Siliguri and Darjeeling are available online. The train travels each way once a day.