Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, UNESCO World Heritage Site - Explore while visiting Darjeeling, Bengal

Описание: It is one of the three Mountain Railways of India, along with Kalka-Shimla Rail and Nilgiri mountain Rail that is designated a UNESCO world heritage site status. It is interesting that the three living heritage railway lines are located in 3 different corners of the country. While Darjeeling Himalayan Railways & Shimla-Kalka Rail traverse through the Himalayan Hills, Ooty train traverses through the Nilgiris.

The 2 prime reasons for the inclusion of Mountain Railways of India in UNESCO world heritage sites include:

Excellence in Engineering - You have to see the Batasia loop on the Darjeeling-Ghum track to understand what it means. These trains go uphill and at places, the gradient is too steep for the train to pull. Engineers working on the Railway systems devised an innovation that included building loops or zig-zag tracks so that the length of the track increases and the gradient can be gradually increased. This also makes the train ride very smooth for the riders. So, it is the technical genius that the homage goes to.

DARJEELING HIMALAYAN RAILWAY GOES FROM AN ELEVATION OF 100 METERS TO 2200 METERS IN JUST ABOUT 78 KMS.

Impact on socio-economic life – Train connectivity made travel to and from the hills easier. It brought a cultural exchange between the people of hills and plains. This, in turn, led to the exchange of material goods and over a period of time they each influenced and became a part of each other.

IT REMAINS A WONDER THAT THE TRAIN SYSTEM IS WORKING STILL AFTER 135 YEARS AND SERVING THE PEOPLE OF THE REGION.

Take a look of at this Darjeeling Himalayan railway journey.

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