Batasia Loop
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| other_name = बतासे लूप
| native_name = বাতাসিয়া লুপ
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File:Batasia Loop War Memorial with Kanchanjunga.jpg
The Batasia Loop is a spiral railway created to lower the gradient of ascent of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India. At this point, the track spirals around over itself from the bottom of a small hill and over the hilltop. It was commissioned in 1919.{{cite web|title=Batasia Loop Darjeeling|url=http://www.darjeeling-tourism.com/darj_000017.htm|accessdate=4 June 2013|website=darjeeling-tourism.com}}
Location
It is {{Convert|5|km|4=0|abbr=on}} from Darjeeling, below Ghum. There is also a memorial to the Gorkha soldiers of the Indian Army who sacrificed their lives after the Indian Independence in 1947.[http://darjeeling.gov.in/darj-tour.html War memorial] Darjeeling Official website
{{wide image|Batasia Loop of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.jpg|900px|Batasia Loop, Darjeeling Himalayan Railway}}
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Batasia Loop}}
- [http://www.india9.com/i9show/Batasia-Loop-33211.htm About Batasia Loop]
- [https://northbengaltourism.com/batasia-loop-darjeeling/ Batasia Loop Travel Information] North Bengal Tourism
- [https://darjeelingyatra.com/batasia-loop Information of Batasia Loop in Darjeeling]
Category:Tourist attractions in Darjeeling
Category:Mountain railways in India
Category:1919 establishments in India
Category:1919 in rail transport