The Dar­jeel­ing Himalayan Rail­way was the first to be built. It is still an out­stand­ing exam­ple of a pas­sen­ger rail­way laid in the moun­tains. Opened in 1881, the road fea­tures bold and inge­nious engi­neer­ing to pro­vide effi­cient rail ser­vice in an extreme­ly scenic moun­tain­ous area.