Nilgiri Mountain Railway
CountryIndia
Year Opened1899
Length46 km
RouteMettupalayam to Ootacamund
About Nilgiri Mountain Railway
A UNESCO World Heritage mountain railway in southern India. The steepest sections use a rack and pinion system, still worked by vintage X class steam locomotives. Climbs from the plains at 326 m to the hill station at 2,202 m. Famously featured in the film A Passage to India.
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