Darjeeling Himalayan Railway to resume its joyrides tomorrow

DARJEELING: Darjeeling Himalayan Railway will resume the joyrides between Darjeeling town and Ghoom on Monday. The services had been suspended from May 1 after curbs were announced following rise in Covid cases during the second wave.
Initially, the DHR will run six services daily, four with steam engine and two with diesel ones.
DHR director Arvind Mishra said the decision to resume services followed the demand of tourists who were flocking to the Hills and the recent relaxations in restrictions announced by the state government.
“We will resume the joy ride service from Darjeeling to Ghoom and back to Darjeeling from August 16. The other services will gradually resume as per demand. We will operate six daily joy rides. The steam locos will operate with two coaches and diesel locos with four coaches each,” he said.