Mettupalayam-Coonoor-Ooty
Coonoor is on the corner of the Nilgiri plateau and is about 6000 meters altitude. Coonoor is the terminus for the Nilgiri last 8 years. The government expansion Coonoor to Ootacamund and the line was operational from September 15, 1908. This line is widely used and many people can now travel easily through it.
Main Feature
Unique Rack System is the main characteristic of this line. He was quoted by Sir Guilford L. Molesworth report: “The engine that runs on the Abt System has 2 different functions: the first pull of the Union in the ordinary loco and the second is that by pulling the sprocket.
