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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.[1]
Location
It is 5 km 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] Template:Wide image
See also
References
- ↑ Batasia Loop Darjeeling.
- ↑ War memorial Darjeeling Official website
External links
- About Batasia Loop
- Batasia Loop Travel Information North Bengal Tourism