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July 31, 2025, 03:06 PM - 6 min read
Darjeeling’s historic Capital Hall and Clock Tower are set for a grand revival as a cultural and tourism hub, showcasing the region’s legacy, art and heritage.
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July 1, 2025, 03:25 PM - 3 min read
In collaboration with the North Bengal Painters Association, the DHR has declared this historic day as ‘Toy Train Day’.
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June 4, 2025, 03:18 PM - 5 min read
Darjeeling is all set to host its first-ever Summer Festival from 8–15 June, with DHR’s toy train turning into a mobile cinema. The event blends heritage, film, and folk arts into a vibrant cultural experience, aimed at reimagining tourism in the Eastern Himalayas.
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May 25, 2025, 02:31 PM - 4 min read
Darjeeling’s iconic toy train is preparing for a night-time transformation, with plans under way for moonlit rides aboard glass-roofed coaches. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway hopes to combine nostalgia, romance and eco-tourism in a scenic journey through the starlit hills.
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April 1, 2025, 11:57 AM - 3 min read
Roshni Rai, a 15-year-old girl critically injured in a DHR accident near Kurseong market, died on Tuesday morning. The incident, involving two students wearing headphones, marks the fifth such accident since March 2022, sparking calls for increased safety awareness around the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.
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November 18, 2024, 05:11 PM - 2 min read
Flying from Australia, 78-year-old Joie Creswell honoured her grandfather, the first chief engineer of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, by taking a joyride on its winter service, reliving the legacy of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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