 Jalpaiguri,
Aug 31: With North Frontier Railways` (NFR) success
with package tours on the Darjeeling route, the NFR is all
set to run special trains for tourists on the unused tracks
of Dooars.
The special trains with package tours will
have halts at tourist spots and meals on board.
The toy-train to Darjeeling was a resounding
success among both domestic and international tourists.
According to the Public Relations Officer
of the NFR posted at New Jalpaiguri, a proposal for developing
a new circuit in the Dooars region has been forwarded to the
concerned officials. It is right now waiting to be given the
go.
The proposed broad-gauge line will pass
through the Mohorgaon-Gulma tea estate before entering the
foothills of Dooars, thereafter; it winds into the Mahananda
Wildlife Sanctuary, crosses the Teesta and enters the Dooars
and the tea estates in the Malbazar-Chalsa area. Finally,
the track will move across the Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary
before reaching Rajabhatkhawa – the station located
within the Buxa Tiger Reserve. The track will end at Alipurduar
station.
The train will halt at particular stations
so that tourists can make quick tours of interesting spots,
and refreshments will be available on board.
Samrat Sanyal, secretary, Eastern Himalayas
Tours Operators` Association says that the route has great
potential to attract tourists and it will give new life to
the tourism in the region. |
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