Pictures from our trip to Ooty and Coonoor in July, 2007. While we went to Ooty by bus, we returned from Ooty (Udagamandalam) to Mettupalayam near Coimbatore via the Niligiri Passenger Train (NMR). It was sheer joy to travel on the meter gauge steam locomotives which is one of the oldest mountain railways in India (since 1899). Nilgiri (Tamil : நீலகிரி means Blue Mountains when translated into English) range of mountains spread across the states of Tamil Nadu as well as Karnataka and Kerala. They are part of a larger mountain chain known as the Western Ghats.
In July 2005, UNESCO added the NMR as an extension to the World Heritage Site of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. More details at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilgiri_Mountain_Railway/
In July 2005, UNESCO added the NMR as an extension to the World Heritage Site of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. More details at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilgiri_Mountain_Railway/
Nilagiri Passenger Train (Niligiri Mountain Train) is one way to go to Ooty from Coimbatore (Mettupalayam). We did this journey on the return where it takes 3 hours on the metre gauge track. On the way up, it takes 5 hours so we did the bus journey.
Nilagiri Passenger Train (Niligiri Mountain Train) is one way to go to Ooty from Coimbatore (Mettupalayam). We did this journey on the return where it takes 3 hours on the metre gauge track. On the way up, it takes 5 hours so we did the bus journey.
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