Sitimayi ya Darjeeling, yomwe imadziwika kuti Railway ya Himalayan ya Darjeeling, imagwiritsa ntchito anthu amtunda kudutsa m'munsi mwa mapiri a Himalayas kum'maŵa kupita kumapiri okongola komanso madera okongola a Darjeeling. Monga madera ena ambiri a mapiri ku India, Darjeeling nthawi ina inali malo otentha a ku Britain. Sitimayo inamalizidwa mu 1881 ndipo inalembedwa monga malo a UNESCO World Heritage Site mu 1999.
Njira Yophunzitsa
Ulendowu umayenda makilomita 80 kuchokera ku New Jalpaiguri, m'chigawo cha West Bengal , kupita ku Darjeeling kudzera pa Siliguri, Kurseong, ndi Ghoom. Ghoom, pamtunda wa mamita 7,400 pamwamba pa nyanja, ndiyo malo apamwamba pa msewu. Sitima yapamtunda imakwera mowonjezereka kudzera m'mitsinje yambiri komanso yosangalatsa. Chimodzi mwa zochititsa chidwi kwambiri ndi Batasia Loop, pakati pa Ghoom ndi Darjeeling, zomwe zimapangitsa kuti Darjeeling awonongeke pa phiri ndi phiri la Kanchenjunga kumbuyo. Sitima imadutsanso zoposa zisanu, komanso madokolo ang'onoang'ono pafupifupi 500.
Utumiki wa Maphunziro
Sitimayo ya Darjeeling Himalayan imagwira ntchito zosiyanasiyana za sitima za alendo. Izi ndi:
- Maphunziro a Daily Toy Train - malo otchuka a dizilo ndi 'B' omwe amagwiritsa ntchito malo oyendetsa sitima zamagalimoto ndi magalimoto osiyanasiyana oyambirira ndi aŵiri, omwe amachokera ku New Jalpaiguri kupita ku Darjeeling.
- Chimwemwe Chimachitika - Malo osungira nthunzi otchedwa Diesel ndi 'B' omwe amawatengera anthu paulendo wochepa kuchokera ku Darjeeling kupita ku Ghoom kubwerera. Chimwemwecho chimaphatikizapo mphindi 10 kumbali ya Batasia loopera ndi 30 minutes ku Ghoom Museum.
- Sitima zapamadzi za Jungle Safari - malo ogwira ntchito kuchokera ku Siliguri kupita ku Tindharia kubwerera, ndi zomwe zikuwonetseratu zokongola za Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary ndi zotsitsimula "Z" (kumene sitimayo imayenda patsogolo ndi kumbuyo kumtunda).
Zindikirani: Utumiki wa sitima za toyesitanti unadulidwa pambuyo poti mapulaneti olemera awonongeke njira za mu 2010 ndi 2011. Zowonongekazo zinakonzedwanso ndipo utumiki watsopano kuchokera ku New Jalpaiguri kupita ku Darjeeling unayambiranso mu December 2015.
Phunzitsani Information ndi Timetable
- Utumiki waukulu wa sitima yamasewero tsiku lililonse ku Darjeeling umachoka ku New Jalpaiguri nthawi ya 8:30 ndipo imabwera nthawi ya 4 koloko masana (onani ndondomeko ya sitima ndi nthawi). Palinso ntchito yochoka ku Kurseong kupita ku Darjeeling nthawi ya 7 koloko m'mawa ndi kufika pa 9.55 am (onani nthawi ya sitima ndi nthawi), ndipo wina amachoka 3 koloko madzulo ndikufika nthawi ya 5.50 madzulo (onani ndondomeko ya sitima ndi nthawi).
- Pali madera anayi a Dareeling-Ghoom achimwemwe. Utumiki woyamba, umene umachoka ku Darjeeling pa 8 koloko ndi kubwerera nthawi ya 10 koloko, umatengedwa ndi injini ya dizilo (onani ndondomeko ya sitima ndi nthawi). Mitima ya steam imagwiritsidwa ntchito kwa ena atatu osangalala. Yoyamba mwa izi imachoka ku Darjeeling tsiku lililonse pa 10: 40 m'mawa ndipo imabwerera nthawi ya 12.40 madzulo (onani ndondomeko ya sitima ndi nthawi). Palinso ulendo wina pa 1.20 pm (onani momwe timaphunzitsira ndi nthawi yake) ndipo msonkhano wotsiriza umachoka ku Darjeeling nthawi ya 4.05pm (onani momwe timaphunzitsira ndi nthawi yake).
- Sitima ya 52559 / Jungle Safari imanyamuka tsiku ndi tsiku kuchokera ku Siliguri pa 10:30 m'mawa ndipo imabwerera nthawi ya 1.35 pm (onani nthawi).
Onetsetsani kuti muwone ngati misonkhano ya sitimayi ikuyenda nthawi yamadzulo . Nthawi zambiri amaimitsidwa chifukwa cha mvula.
Maphunziro a Sitima
Mitengo yamakiti ya Darjeeling-Ghoom yosangalala inakula kwambiri mu February 2015.
Mu sitima ya injini yotentha, chisangalalo chimawononga maola 1,065 a tikiti yoyamba - ena anganene kuti ali oposa. Joyrides mu sitima ya injini ya dizilo amawononga madipi 695 m'kalasi yoyamba. Malipiro olowera ku Museum Ghoom akuphatikizidwa muzinthu izi. Tikati sitimasungira ndalama zisanu.
Matikiti a Jungle Safari amawononga ndalama zokwana 595 rupies. Ngati mukufuna kutenga sitima ya toyuniyendo ulendo wonse kuchokera ku New Jalpaiguri kupita ku Darjeeling, mtengo wake ndi makilomita 365 m'kalasi yoyamba.
Maphunziro a Sitima
Zosungirako zokayenda pa sitima ya toyiti (ntchito zonse za tsiku ndi tsiku ndi zosangalatsa) zikhoza kupangidwa ku counters of Indian reservation counters, kapena pa webusaiti ya Indian Railways. Ndikoyenera kuwerengera pasadakhale, pamene sitimayo imadza msanga.
Apa ndi momwe mungapangire kusungirako pa webusaiti ya Indian Railways . Chipangizo cha positi cha New Jalpaiguri ndi NJP, ndi DJ Darjeeling.
Kwa joyrides kuchokera ku Darjeeling mudzayenera kukonza ndi DJ ngati "Kuchokera" pa station ndi DJR ngati "Kuti".
Tiketi za sitima za tchuthi za Jungle Safari zilipo pa Siliguri Junction Station. Foni: (91) 353-2517246.