The toy train covered the entire route, spanning 90 kilometre, today but there were barely any passengers, the traffic in-charge of DHR, SK Ghosh, said.
He hoped that in the coming days, the service will pick up pace and make up for the losses it incurred during the Gorkha unrest.
"People are still skeptical about visiting the hill town. Only a few passengers had boarded the train today. I hope the crisis will be over in a few days and the service will make up for the losses it incurred in the past few months," he said.
A part of the hill track, between Siliguri and Darjeeling, was made operational on October 15 but the trains could not run the full distance back then as landslides triggered by heavy showers had blocked the route, New Jalpaiguri station manager Tapan Saha said.
The 'toy train' service, which earned UNESCO World Heritage tag in 1999, has always been a big attraction for tourists visiting this eastern hill town.
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