But the best way to travel up at least part of the way , if you 're too impatient to take 6 hours for the whole 80 km ( 50 miles ) is by the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway , more popularly and humorously known as the Toy Train , which starts out at Siliguri , not far from Bagdogra .
The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway , which originates at Siliguri , is called the Toy Train .