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The Batasia Loop is a spiral railway created to lower the gradient of ascent of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India. At this point, the track spirals around over itself through a tunnel and over a hilltop. It was commissioned in 1919.
War memorial
Darjeeling Official website
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North Bengal Tourism Tourist attractions in Darjeeling Mountain railways in India 1919 establishments in India 1919 in rail transport Rail transport in West Bengal Railway loop lines Transport in Darjeeling
The Batasia Loop is a spiral railway created to lower the gradient of ascent of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India. At this point, the track spirals around over itself through a tunnel and over a hilltop. It was commissioned in 1919.
Location
It is from Darjeeling, below Ghum. There is also a memorial to the Gorkha soldiers of the Indian Army who sacrificed their lives after the Indian Independence in 1947.Darjeeling Official website
See also
* Chowrasta * Balloon loop *History of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, also known as the DHR or the Toy Train, is a gauge railway that runs between New Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling in the Indian state of West Bengal. Built between 1879 and 1881, it is about long. It climbs from ab ...
* Zig zag (railway)
References
External links
{{Commons category, Batasia LoopAbout Batasia Loop
North Bengal Tourism Tourist attractions in Darjeeling Mountain railways in India 1919 establishments in India 1919 in rail transport Rail transport in West Bengal Railway loop lines Transport in Darjeeling