Press Release : A twilight safari on toy train cruising jungles and tea gardens with music and tea served in a platter will no longer be a dream. Radio Misty 94.3 fm, the first and Number One Fm station of North Bengal partnered with Viramma Resort, which has introduced trips between Siliguri and Rongtong on every Sunday. People travelling with this Unesco world heritage site will have a unique opportunity to meet celebrity Radio Jocks of Radio Misty.
Beside this Misty Team will give unique mementos of postcards of toy train and badge .There will be a game show for the travellers on board. The sole aim of the safari is to popularise the world heritage site among people in the plains, most of who have never travelled up on steam engines.
Says Vinay Malhotra, the managing director of Viramma Resort Through this trip, people will know what a pleasurable experience it is to ride the toy train. The three coaches pulled by the steam engine will accommodate at least 80 passengers. Local bands playing folk songs and Bollywood numbers will entertain the passengers throughout the journey. At Sukna, where the train halts for half an hour, passengers will be taken on a tour to the DHR Museum .There will be a party like atmosphere at the resort where passengers will dine listening to music played by popular bands.
Says Radio Misty Chief Executive Officer Nishant Mittal Radio Misty is always known for its on ground and on air innovative activities. Darjeeling toy train is the most popular train ride in world. We will connect to our listeners with this .live updates and games show will be taken on air. We are planning to host a full show every Sunday from on board of this toy train. Beside this there will be a contest where winners will be given free passes to travel to this train.
Years come years go, new generations take to modernization and with this come a new wave of change, but toy train stills remains as appealing as before and more so. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, a dream project of Franklin Prestage and most popularly known by the name toy train , has today become a travellers’ destination, poets’ inspiration, lovers’ paradise, movie makers’ favourite shooting spot and a pride of Himalaya. Since its inception in 1880, the Darjeeling toy train has ferried millions including, viceroys, and heads of states, kings, queens and commoners.
