But, even as the situation currently stands, it creates a problem for the Darjeeling tea growers.
Indian Railways own and manage a number of lines, including the 53-mile long Darjeeling Himalaya Railway.
Tourists left Darjeeling in a hurry after the sudden call for an indefinite strike by the GJM earlier this month.
The Indian Railway Company's Darjeeling Himalaya line, which opened in 1882, was modelled on the much older Ffestiniog Railway in Gwynedd.
The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) party has long campaigned for a separate state for Nepali-speaking Gorkhas in the tea-producing Darjeeling hills.
The GJM has also called an all party meeting in Darjeeling, asking other Gorkha groups and parties to join their protest activities.
Monday's deal paves the way for the setting up of a Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA), an elected body for the Darjeeling hills.
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Some Darjeeling producers have switched to making green tea but this now faces competition from China, Mr David wrote in a recent article.
Tea industry sources say the more than 250 tea estates in Darjeeling and its foothills are likely to be affected by the indefinite strike.
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The West Bengal government has called an all party meeting on Tuesday to discuss ways to handle the crisis caused by the agitation for a separate Gorkha state in the Darjeeling hills.
The groups opposed to the deal - including Amra Bangali, Jana Jagaran and Jana Chetana - held a 24-hour strike in the plains near the Darjeeling hill region to protest against the deal.
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