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Nilgiri Mountain Railway

Ootacamund, India
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Ranked #1 of 42 attractions in Ootacamund
Type: Scenic Railroads
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Gateshead, England
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92 reviews 92 reviews
53 attraction reviews
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39 helpful votes 39 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2013 NEW

This was one of my highlights on our trip and we deliberately went from Ooty down the hill as we had been advised that the trip upwards was a very long five hours plus. Even going downhill it took in excess of three and a half hours and the wooden seats in first class were getting to my backside a... More

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Hyderabad
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2013 NEW

Superb and lifetime experience. Booked first class from Ooty to Coonor and back to ooty. In coonor railway station, i was approached by a local taxi driver with there sight fares and opted to go with them instead of waiting for someone and killing time.

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Bangalore, India
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2013 NEW

Nothing special than the feel n heritage. Obviously the view from the train (valley) through the journey is amazing. Tickets are Rs 5 for II class. Good for 'just once' :)

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Kolkata (Calcutta), India
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2013 NEW

It is always enjoyable to ride in toy train for one hour. There are spectacular beauties in valley of nilgiri. You may find difficulty to get ticket. Be in booking counter in one hour advance. Don’t miss the chance.

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Bangalore
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2013 NEW

It was a good trip to coonoor in train. Train fee from Ooty to Coonoor is just 5 Rs and it takes an hour to reach coonoor, Train schedule is 9:15 Am from Ooty to Coonoor and another train is at 12:15 pm. For coming back from coonoor, first train is at 12:30 PM and another train is at 4:30... More

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Navi Mumbai
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2013

A trip to Ooty can not be complete without a ride on Nilgiri Mountain Railway. I booked first class on irctc website well in advance to avoid disappointment. The fun begins the moment the train rolls on to the platform and wow you get into a memorable journey of most picturesque travlling ever. The view from the train is simply... More

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Pollachi, Tamil Nadu, India
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2013

The niligiri mountain train is a must travel for all who visit ooty.you can take a train from ooty to coonoor & do your sight seeing in coonoor and then take a train back from coonoor to ooty.It also has a first class compartment .Check the train timings before you board the train.It takes about 40 minutes approximately for a... More

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Vadodara, Gujarat, India
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48 attraction reviews
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2013

Either go up or come down but do not miss this clean and heritage toy train if you come to Neelgiris-Ooty.Third way is what we did-we asked our taxi we had taken from Bangalore to drive down to Connoor ,took the train from there till Up again as taxi followed us back.Sit as much as at ends to see the... More

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Coimbatore, India
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2013

the train service offere it was good even thesix rupeeswe seen many places across the ooty many hill places from ooty to coonoor

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Senior Reviewer
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 May 2013 via mobile

First rule of the travel is book the tickets online through irctc website- first class and reserved general has not much difference except the first few seats in first class where you can have the front view. Trip from ooty to conoor and back is the best bet. Spend one day in conoor and return back the same day. The... More

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