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{{Line Railways Infobox
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|route= [[Siliguri]] to [[Darjeeling]]<br>[[Siliguri]] to [[Kalimpong Road]]<br>[[Siliguri]] to [[Kishanganj]]
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|gauge4= 2' 0" NG
|gauge4details= 51 miles (1905)<br>147 miles (1943)
|timeline1date= 1879
|timeline1details= Company formed
|timeline2date= 1880
|timeline2details= First section opened to traffic
|timeline3date= 1881
|timeline3details= Line opened through to [[Darjeeling]]
|timeline4date= 1913
|timeline4details= Extension to [[Kishanganj]] planned
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|presidency= [[Bengal]]
|stations= [[Siliguri]], [[Sukna]], [[Rangtong]], [[Chunbatti]], [[Tindharia]], [[Gayabari]], [[Mahanadi]], [[Kurseong]], [[Tung]], [[Dilaran]], [[Sonada]], [[Rangbul]], [[Jor Bungalow]], [[Ghum]], [[Darjeeling]]<br>[[Kalimpong Road]], [[Kishanganj]]
|system1date= 1880
|system1details= Own agency
|system2date= 1958
|system2details= [[North East Frontier Railway]] (IR zone)
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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 ==
[http://mikes.railhistory.railfan.net/r007.html "A Himilayan loop line"] ''Mike's Railway History''.
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darjeeling_Himalayan_Railway "Darjeeling Himalayan Railway"] ''Wikipedia''.
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Assisted Railways]]
