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The Batasia Loop is a spiral railway created to lower the gradient of ascent of the
War memorial
Darjeeling Official website
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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
The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, also known as the DHR or the Toy Train, is a narrow-gauge, 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 c ...
in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India. At this point, the track spirals around over itself from the bottom of a small hill and over the hilltop. It was commissioned in 1919.
Location
It is from Darjeeling, below Ghum. There is also a memorial to theGorkha
The Gurkhas or Gorkhas (), with the endonym Gorkhali ( Nepali: गोर्खाली ), are soldiers native to the Indian subcontinent, chiefly residing within Nepal and some parts of North India.
The Gurkha units consist of Nepali and ...
soldiers of the Indian Army
The Indian Army (IA) (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is the Land warfare, land-based branch and largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Commander-in-Chief, Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head ...
who sacrificed their lives after the Indian Independence in 1947.Darjeeling Official website
See also
* Chowrasta *Balloon loop
A balloon loop, turning loop, or reversing loop ( North American Terminology) allows a rail vehicle or train to reverse direction without having to shunt or stop. Balloon loops can be useful for passenger trains and unit freight trains.
Bal ...
* History of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
* Zig zag (railway)
A railway zig zag or switchback is a railway operation in which a train is required to switch its direction of travel in order to continue its journey. While this may be required purely from an operations standpoint, it is also ideal for ...
References
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North Bengal Tourism
Information of Batasia Loop in Darjeeling
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