UNESCO Sites in India: Mountain Railways of Darjeeling, Kalka Shimla and Nilgiri

Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR)

  • Location: West Bengal (New Jalpaiguri to Darjeeling).
  • Length: ~88 km
  • Gauge: Narrow gauge (2 feet or 610 mm)
  • Altitude: From ~100 m (New Jalpaiguri) to ~2,200 m (Darjeeling)
  • History: Built between 1879 and 1881.

Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR)

  • Location: Tamil Nadu (Mettupalayam to Udhagamandalam / Ooty)
  • Length: ~46 km
  • Gauge: Meter gauge (1,000 mm)
  • Altitude: From ~300 m to ~2,200 m
  • History: Line opened in 1908.

Kalka–Shimla Railway (KSR)

  • Location: Haryana to Himachal Pradesh (Kalka to Shimla)
  • Length: ~96 km
  • Gauge: Narrow gauge (2 feet 6 inches or 762 mm)
  • Altitude: From ~650 m (Kalka) to ~2,076 m (Shimla)
  • History: Opened in 1903. 
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