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|official_name = Batasia Loop
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|native_name = बतासे लुप
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}} [[File:Batasia Loop War Memorial with Kanchanjunga.jpg|thumb|Batasia Loop War Memorial with Kanchanjunga.]]
The '''Batasia Loop''' is a [[Spiral (railway)|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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Batasia Loop Darjeeling|url=http://www.darjeeling-tourism.com/darj_000017.htm|accessdate=4 June 2013}}</ref>

==Location==
It is 5 km from Darjeeling, below [[Ghum, West Bengal|Ghum]]. There is also a memorial to the [[Gorkha regiments (India)|Gorkha]] soldiers of the [[Indian Army]] who sacrificed their lives after the [[Partition of India|Indian Independence]] in 1947.<ref>[http://darjeeling.gov.in/darj-tour.html War memorial] Darjeeling Official website</ref>
{{wide image|Batasia Loop of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.jpg|900px|Batasia Loop, Darjeeling Himalayan Railway}}

==See also==
*[[Chowrasta (Darjeeling)|Chowrasta]]
*[[Balloon loop]]
* [[History of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway]]
* [[Zig zag (railway)]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Batasia Loop}}
* [http://www.india9.com/i9show/Batasia-Loop-33211.htm About Batasia Loop]
*[https://northbengaltourism.com/batasia-loop-darjeeling/ Batasia Loop Travel Information] North Bengal Tourism

[[Category:Tourist attractions in Darjeeling]]
[[Category:Mountain railways in India]]
[[Category:1919 establishments in India]]
[[Category:1919 in rail transport]]
[[Category:Rail transport in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Railway loop lines]]
[[Category:Transport in Darjeeling]]

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