Mountain Railways of India
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Mountain Railways of India is a UNESCO World Heritage collective designation for several historic narrow-gauge railway lines built in the rugged hill regions of India, renowned for their engineering ingenuity and scenic routes.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
collective heritage property ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British colonial period
ⓘ
development of hill stations in India ⓘ |
| componentInscriptionYear |
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway inscribed in 1999
ⓘ
Kalka–Shimla Railway added in 2008 NERFINISHED ⓘ Nilgiri Mountain Railway added in 2005 ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| criterion |
UNESCO criterion (ii)
ⓘ
UNESCO criterion (iv) ⓘ |
| governingBody | Indian Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConservationIssues |
landslides and erosion in hill terrain
ⓘ
maintenance of aging infrastructure ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bridges and tunnels
ⓘ
rack-and-pinion sections on Nilgiri Mountain Railway ⓘ sharp curves ⓘ steep gradients ⓘ |
| hasOperator | Ministry of Railways, Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
historical heritage
ⓘ
technical heritage ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasUNESCOIdNote | grouped serial property with multiple components ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageNumberOfComponents | 3 main World Heritage components ⓘ |
| includes |
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kalka–Shimla Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Kangra Valley Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Matheran Hill Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Nilgiri Mountain Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInState |
Himachal Pradesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTerrain | hill regions of India ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| notedFor |
engineering ingenuity
ⓘ
scenic routes ⓘ |
| partOf | World Heritage List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | access to remote hill regions ⓘ |
| railGaugeType | narrow gauge ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | UNESCO ⓘ |
| tourismAttractionType | heritage railway tourism ⓘ |
| transportType | mountain railway ⓘ |
| UNESCORegion | Asia-Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteType | cultural ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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