▁Sem mer ing ▁Railway ▁in ▁Austria ▁to ▁have ▁this ▁honour . ▁The ▁to y ▁train ▁leaves ▁from ▁Sil ig uri , ▁a ▁station ▁located ▁a ▁few ▁kilometres ▁from ▁New ▁J al pa ig uri , ▁and ▁takes ▁about ▁ 8 ▁hours ▁to ▁reach ▁Dar je eling ▁through ▁the ▁me and ering ▁mountain ▁railway ▁line . ▁The ▁elev ation ▁level ▁is ▁from ▁about ▁ 1 0 0 ▁m ▁in ▁Sil ig uri ▁to ▁about ▁ 2 2 0 0 ▁m ▁in ▁Dar je eling . ▁It ▁is ▁till ▁to ▁this ▁day ▁power ed ▁by ▁a ▁steam ▁engine . ▁A ▁modern ▁dies el ▁engine ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁Dar je eling ’ s ▁mail . ▁The ▁railway ▁has ▁long ▁been ▁viewed ▁with ▁affection ▁and ▁enthus ias m ▁by ▁trav ellers ▁to ▁the ▁region , ▁and ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁Ron ald sh ay ▁gave ▁the ▁following ▁description ▁of ▁a ▁journey ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 2 0 s : ▁ ▁" Sil ig uri ▁is ▁pal p ably ▁a ▁place ▁of ▁meeting .[ .. ...] ▁The ▁discovery ▁that ▁here ▁the ▁met re ▁gauge ▁system ▁ends ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁foot ▁gauge ▁of ▁the ▁Dar je eling - H imal ay an ▁railway ▁begins , ▁confir ms ▁what ▁all ▁these ▁things ▁hint ▁at .[ .... ] One ▁steps ▁into ▁a ▁railway ▁carriage ▁which ▁might ▁easily ▁be ▁mistaken ▁for ▁a ▁to y , ▁and ▁the ▁wh ims ical ▁idea ▁se izes ▁hold ▁of ▁one ▁that ▁one ▁has ▁accident ally ▁st umbled ▁into ▁L illi put . ▁With ▁a ▁no