Sunday, April 27, 2008

Ooty Train

Ooty Train. Nilgiris - Mountain Railway

Ooty Train called as "Toy Train" with blue & cream colour with steam engine is very familiar in tourist people. The ‘Nilgiris toy train’ connect Ooty to mettupalayam, at the foot of the Nilgiris. It was in 1854 that the first plans were drawn to build a mountain railway from mettupalayam to the Ooty. This railway is widely regarded as a marvel of engineering. The train itself is a charming blue and cream colours with wooden coaches and has large windows. It is hauled up hills by stream engines, designed and built by the Swiss Locomotive Works. Twelve of such locomotive engines survive even today.

The train travels near 46 km to Ooty approaximately in five hours. There are five stations between Mettupalayam and Coonoor - Kallar, Adderley, Hill Grove, Runnymede and Kateri – and, at one time, there were five between Coonoor and Ooty too. Through Wellington, Aruvankadul, Ketti, and Lovedale are still functional, Fren Hill, the last one, was closed down a few years ago.

The train, for obvious safety reasons, averages around 10 km/hour and it is the slowest in India.
Built in the late 19th century, the track rises at a gradient of 1 in 12 and has 208 curves and 13 tunnels.
The train departure from Mettupalayam (Foot of Nilgiris hills) at 7.45 am and reaches Ooty at noon.
You must enjoy this journey. Awesome views of great blue mountain hills. You will love it.

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Ooty short for Ootacamund or Udhagamandalam is perhaps one of South India's most popular hill stations, situated in the Nilgiri Hills at an altitude of 2,240 mts. Spread out along a high plateau, Ooty is set among the Nilgiris or Blue Mountains, covered with green forests and valleys, tea plantations, streams and mountains. The term Nilgiri came about because of the blue haze which the hills seem to be enveloped in, and Ooty is one of the best places to experience this sight.
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arunsubru said...

Hi,

The information you have provided has been interesting. Next week i am travelling to ooty with my family. I have been

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regards

Unknown said...

You have shared very good information! Well Ooty travel is awesome specailly the toy train, it reminds your childhood. My kids were enjoying it like anything and they were very happy with climate and food. I planning my weekend getaways in south again in next year.

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Tamlinadu Tour Guide said...

Thank you for the info. It sounds pretty user friendly. I guess I’ll pick one up for fun. thank u..

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Good one. Usually referred to as the Queen of hill stations, Ooty (Udhagamandalam) is a picturesque little town amidst serene lakes, lofty mountains and sprawling grasslands. It is situated at an altitude of 2,240 meters above sea level and has abundant vegetation and tea gardens. A huge number of tourists are attracted to the annual Tea and Tourism Festival which takes place here every year. Explore all best Ooty tourist places.