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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]
Batasia Loop
বাতাসিয়া লুপ बतासे लूप | |
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  Batasia Loop Location in West Bengal, India | |
| Coordinates: 27°01′00″N 88°14′50″E / 27.0167°N 88.2471°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Darjeeling District |
| Area | Darjeeling |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Location edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ "Batasia Loop Darjeeling". darjeeling-tourism.com. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ War memorial Darjeeling Official website
External links edit
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- Batasia Loop Travel Information North Bengal Tourism
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