Batasia Loop
Neighbourhood in Darjeeling District, West Bengal, India
Batasia Loop বাতাসিয়া লুপ बतासे लूप | |
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Neighbourhood | |
27°01′00″N 88°14′50″E / 27.0167°N 88.2471°E / 27.0167; 88.2471 | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Darjeeling District |
Area | Darjeeling |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
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.[1]
Location
It is 5 km (3 mi) 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.[2]
See also
- Chowrasta
- Balloon loop
- History of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
- Zig zag (railway)
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Batasia Loop.
- About Batasia Loop
- Batasia Loop Travel Information North Bengal Tourism
- Information of Batasia Loop in Darjeeling