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The famous toy train service that ferries tourists in India's tea country in Darjeeling has been hit by a huge landslide in the hill region.
India's north-eastern frontier railway spokesman S Hajong told that the landslide on Tuesday destroyed about 20m of railway track.
The steam engines of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway are a Unesco World Heritage site.
Its antique steam engines are a great draw with tourists.
The toy train journey in the eastern state starts from the plains town of New Jalpaiguri and goes to the hill town of Darjeeling via Ghoom.
The 128-year-old Darjeeling Himalayan Railway was declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco in December 1999.
However, the railway incurs an estimated 70m rupee ($1.6m) loss annually.
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