Siliguri Junction–Rangtong–Siliguri Evening Safari

Siliguri Junction–Rangtong–Siliguri Evening Safari was a narrow-gauge tourist special steam engine powered train in India that does a round trip between Siliguri Junction and Rangtong and back to Siliguri in the Indian state of West Bengal. The train belongs to the Northeast Frontier Railway zone of Indian Railways. The service was officially started from 31 August 2021 from Siliguri Junction. The train was cancelled in March 2022, due to poor occupancy and has not restarted since.

Route
The train starts its journey from Platform number 01 (narrow gauge) of Siliguri Junction at 14:45 and reaches Sukna at 15:20 after a ten-minute halt it continues its journey and reaches Rangtong at 16:20. For reverse direction, the train starts from Rangtong at 16:40 and reaches Sukna at 17:20. After a five-minute, halt it again travels from Sukna and reaches Siliguri Junction at 18:05. Through its journey through narrow gauge, the train passes through beautiful Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary, tea gardens, hills, valleys, rivers etc. It provides once in a lifetime experience for the travellers in the steam engine powered train. The train runs entirely in Darjeeling district of West Bengal.

Traction
The train is hauled by Steam Engine of Darjeeling Loco Shed for its entire journey.

Loco reversal
The train reverses its direction in Rangtong Railway station.