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Nilgiri Mountain Railway: 127-year-old UNESCO World Heritage site
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR), also known as the Ooty Toy Train, is an outstanding example of a hill passenger railway. Opened in 1899, it was a bold and ingenious engineering initiative to establish a rail link across a mountainous terrain of great beauty. The engineering marvel sti
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Tamil Nadu: Heavy Rain lashes several parts of the Nagapattinam and Chenna
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Following a warning from India Meteorological Department (IMD) for moderate rain with thunderstorm, rain lashed several parts of the Nagapattinam and Chennai in Tamil Nadu. Due to heavy rain Train services on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) were also cancelled on Sunday following multi
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Heavy rains trigger landslides; train services on Nilgiri Mountain Railway
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to Southern Railway, "earth slips" occurred at several locations along the route, with boulders, mud, and fallen trees blocking the track between Kallar and Coonoor, disrupting train movement.
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Tamil Nadu: Train services on Nilgiri Mountain rail route halted due to ra
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Indian Railways on Wednesday suspended train services on the Nilgiri Mountain Rail Route (NMR) between Coonoor and Mettupalayam following heavy rainfall and landslides, that affected the century-old rail rout.
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Nilgiri Mountain Railway services resume operations in Tamil Nadu
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 31 (ANI): The Nilgiri Mountain Railway services have resumed operations on Thursday from Mettupalayam in Coimbatore district, according to an official statement.
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Left parties protest against privatisation of NMR toy train service
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)[India], December 12 (ANI): The Left parties on Saturday protested against the state government's plan to privatise the NMR Toy train service, urging the government to cancel the agreement reportedly signed with a private agency in this regard.
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TN: To boost train tourism over Nilgiri mountain, 71 foreigners enjoy spec
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Udhagamandalam (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 10 (ANI): As a part of promoting train tourism over Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) section, around 71 foreign passengers from UK, USSR and USA enjoyed a ride on full tariff train-special between Coonoor and Udagamandalam on Monday.
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