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Nilgiri Mountain Railway
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| The Nilgiri Mountain Railway connects the town of Mettupalayam with the hill station of Udagamandalam, in the Nilgiri Hills of southern India. Both towns are in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is the only rack railway in India, and uses the Abt system. The Nilgiri Mountain railway is one of the oldest mountain railways in India. Under consideration since 1845, the line was finally opened by the British in 1899, and was initially operated by the Madras Railway Company. The railway is one of the few in the world dependent on steam locomotives. In July 2005, UNESCO added the NMR as an extension to the World Heritage Site of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway[1] after it satisfied the necessary criteria, thus forcing abandonment of modernization plans. |
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Find a wikipedia article containing general info on the historic value of the famous Nilgiri Mountain Railway. |
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Learn some facts about the main attractions when traveling on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway. |
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Check an amazing photo gallery depicting breathtaking scenes of the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, India. |
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