Nilgiri Mountain Railway

Mettupalaiyam - Ooty
The Nilgiri Express conncets Mettupalayam with Chennai daily. Coimbatore, the nearest city is 90 kmaway and linked to all the major cities by rail . Mettupalayam is easily accessible from Coimbatore by frequent bus or train services.

Nilgiri Mountain Railway traverses 46 kms of twists and turns from Mettupalayam to the hill resort of Ootacamund at a speed of 33 km an hour. Snaking through 16 tunnels and tall girder bridges, the climb offers breathtaking vistas of plantation and fir-clad hills.

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