Darjeeling-Himalayan Railway: Difference between revisions

From FIBIwiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Map & gallery added
Alternate map added
Line 52: Line 52:
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:DHR double loop 92.jpg|View of the double loop
Image:DHR double loop 92.jpg|View of the double loop
Image:DHR 1942c.jpg|Alternative map
Image:{filename}|{caption}
Image:{filename}|{caption}
{...}
{...}

Revision as of 14:32, 17 February 2009

Darjeeling-Himalayan Railway
File:DHR 1942 map.jpg
1942 map
Line of route
Siliguri to Darjeeling
Siliguri to Kalimpong Road
Siliguri to Kishanganj
Gauge / mileage
2' 0" NG 51 miles (1905)
147 miles (1943)
Timeline
1879 Company formed
1880 First section opened to traffic
1881 Line opened through to Darjeeling
1913 Extension to Kishanganj planned
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations Siliguri, Sukna, Rangtong, Chunbatti, Tindharia, Gayabari, Mahanadi, Kurseong, Tung, Dilaran, Sonada, Rangbul, Jor Bungalow, Ghum, Darjeeling
Kalimpong Road, Kishanganj
System agency
1880 Own agency
1958 North East Frontier Railway (IR zone)
How to interpret this infobox

The Darjeeling-Himalayan Railway (DHR), a 2' 0" narrow gauge line dating from 1879 and still powered by steam, is today a major tourist destination and UNESCO World Heritage site.

History

Built between 1879 and 1881, the original line ran (and still does) for 51 miles from Siliguri (about 100m in altitude) to Darjeeling (about 2200m).

In 1913, the system was extended from Siliguri south-westwards to Kishanganj. There was also a short branch from Siliguri to Kalimpong Road. Technically, these extensions were a separate company, worked by the agency of the first.

As an assisted railway, the DHR fell into the control of Indian Railways (IR) after independence, and in 1958 became part of North East Frontier Railway, an IR zone.


External links

"A Himilayan loop line" Mike's Railway History.

"Darjeeling Himalayan Railway" Wikipedia.


Gallery