The
Nilgiri Toy Train


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.