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Originally known as At the '''[[Darjeeling Steam TramwaySiliguri]]''' this 2ft Narrow Gauge(terminus there was the connection to the [[Rail_gaugeEastern_Bengal_Railway_-_Lines_owned_and_worked#Narrow_GaugeEBR_Broad_Gauge_System|NGEastern Bengal Railway Broad Gauge ‘Eastern Section’]]) steam tramway and largely ran in the road. Hence Thus connecting [[Darjeeling]]via the appropriate name. 'Gillanders Arbuthnot & Co' constructed the railwayEBR to [[Calcutta]].
In 1913, the system was extended from == Classification ==[[SiliguriIndian Railway Classification]] southof 1926 -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.<ref>[https://ia801009.us.archiveClass II railway system.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 239-240]; Retrieved 17 Dec 2015</ref>
‘History’ 1937 Admin info added and revised info and layoutand ‘Classification’ added; 1931 Map replacing 1909 Map
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|image= Darjeeling-Himalayan_Railway_1942Himalayan Railway Logo b.jpg|caption= ''1942 map''Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Logo
|route= [[Siliguri]] to [[Darjeeling]]<br>[[Siliguri]] to [[Kalimpong Road]]<br>[[Siliguri]] to [[Kishanganj]]
|gauge1=
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[[File: Darjeeling-Himalayan Railway Map 1909(DHR) System.png|thumb| Darjeeling-Himalayan Railway (DHR) System]][[File:Darjeeling-Himalayan_Railway_1942.jpg|thumb| Darjeeling-Himalayan Railway Map 19091942]]
The '''Darjeeling-Himalayan Railway''' (DHR), a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]])
line dating from 1879 and still powered by steam, is today a major tourist destination and UNESCO World Heritage site.
== History ==
'''[[Darjeeling Steam Tramway]]'''
<br>Originally known as the ‘[[Darjeeling Steam Tramway]]’ this 2ft Narrow Gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) steam tramway operated largely in the road. Hence the appropriate name. 'Gillanders Arbuthnot & Co' constructed the railway [[Darjeeling Steam Tramway|- '' see separate page'']].
The section from [[Siliguri]] to Kurseong was opened on 23 August 1880, while the official opening of the line up to [[Darjeeling]] was on 4 July 1881. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darjeeling_Himalayan_Railway Wikipedia “Darjeeling-Himalayan Railway”]; Retrieved 24 Dec 2017</ref>.
<br>The line was extended from Kurseong to Sanada, Feb 1881; to Ghum in Apr 1881 and [[Darjeeling]] in Jul 1881, with a the last ¼ mile (0.4km) to Darjeeling Bazar in Jun 1885<ref name=Hist1937>[https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650/2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf US Archive .org pdf download of ‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’, 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India - Railway Department’ page 224, pdf 267]; Retrieved 19 Aug 2020</ref>.
'''Darjeeling-Himalayan Railway Company'''<br>The stretch from Siliguri name changed to Kurseong was opened the ‘Darjeeling-Himalayan Railway’(DHR) on the company being formed on 23 August 188015th September 1881. Built between 1879 and 1881, while the official opening of the original line up to ran (and still does) for 51 miles from [[DarjeelingSiliguri]] was on 4 July 1881. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darjeeling_Himalayan_Railway Wikipedia “Darjeeling-Himalayan Railway”]; Retrieved 24 Dec 2017</ref>.<br>See (about 100m in altitude) to [[Darjeeling Steam Tramway|'''Darjeeling Steam Tramway''' ''for information before 1881'']]''' (about 2200m).
'''[[Darjeeling-Himalayan Extensions Railway ]]'''
<br>In 1913, the 2ft Narrow Gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) 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 DHR <ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 239-240]; Retrieved 17 Dec 2015</ref>.[[Darjeeling-Himalayan Extensions Railway| - '' see separate page'']].
==Darjeeling-Himalayan Railway (DHR) System===The ‘Statistics of Working’ show the two railways separately listed under the ‘DHR System’ with a combined mileage of 146 miles(235km) giving separately the year-by-year financial results from 1913-14 through to 1936-37<ref name changed to the =Hist1937/>:-* '''Darjeeling-Himalayan Railway Company''' on the company being formed on 15th September 1881.Built between 1879 and 1881, the original line ran (and still does) for 51 miles from [[Siliguri]] (about 100m in altitude) to * '''[[Darjeeling-Himalayan Extensions Railway]] (about 2200m).'''
==DHR Railway Workshop==
