page_title: Kurseong
section_title: Sights
hierarchical_section_title: Kurseong / Geography / Sights
caption_attribution_description: English: Kurseong Railway Station
context_page_description: Kurseong is a city and a municipality in Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Kurseong subdivision.
  Located at an altitude of 1,482.55 metres, Kurseong is 32 kilometres from Darjeeling and has a pleasant climate throughout the year.
  Kurseong is 34 kilometres from Siliguri and is connected to the city by road and the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. The nearest airport is at Bagdogra and the nearest major railway station is New Jalpaiguri, which is about 45 kilometres from the town. The economy is based primarily on education and tourism.
context_section_description: Kurseong is surrounded by a myriad of tea gardens. These include Castleton, Makaibarie, Ambootia and Goomtee, all of which can be visited.
  The tracks of the 'Darjeeling Toy Train' run the length of the town, and the station is the nucleus of the town.
caption: Kurseong Railway Station
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