Darjeeling: The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (Toy Train) is on track to become profitable this financial year after chronic losses for more than three decades.
DHR earned Rs 24.6 crore in the calendar year 2025, up from Rs 21.2 crore it clocked in the calendar year 2024.
The passenger count also recorded an increase, growing to 2.08 lakh in 2024, up from 1.74 lakh in 2024.
DHR expects to end the FY 26 with profits. It missed profits by a few lakhs in FY 25.
The DHR had failed to earn a profit for a quarter century, even after being included in UNESCO’s World Heritage Site list in 1999.
The 13 joy rides that the DHR runs from Darjeeling to Ghoom and back during the tourist season are a big revenue earner.
The two-hour 16 km round trip costs up to Rs 1500 a passenger. It is popular with tourists for whom the 7.5-hour 88 km Siliguri- Darjeeling journey is too long.
The short safari rides from Siliguri to Sukhna are also popular and big revenue earners.
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