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Mountain Railways of India

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Mountain Railways of India

West Bengal

The Mountain Railways of India, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, showcase outstanding engineering achievements in connecting remote mountainous regions. Among them, the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway in West Bengal, opened in 1881, is a pioneering hill passenger railway linking the plains of Siliguri to Darjeeling. Its innovative design and bold engineering transformed Darjeeling into a major tea-producing and tourist hub. The railway played a key role in regional development and still operates under Northeast Frontier Railway. Alongside the Nilgiri and Kalka-Shimla railways, it symbolizes India’s legacy of rail innovation in mountainous terrain.

Mountain Railways of India

Date of Inscription: 1999

Significant modifications to the boundaries: 2005,2008

Criteria: (ii) (iv)

Property: 88.99 ha

Buffer zone: 644.88 ha

Dossier: 944ter

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