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Mountain Railways of India

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Mountain Railways of India
Mountain Railways of India
Mountain Railways of India
Mountain Railways of India
Mountain Railways of India
Mountain Railways of India
Mountain Railways of India
Mountain Railways of India
Mountain Railways of India
Mountain Railways of India
Mountain Railways of India
Mountain Railways of India
Mountain Railways of India
Mountain Railways of India
Mountain Railways of India
The Mountain railways of India refer to railway lines built in the mountains of India. Three of these railways, the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, and the Kalka–Shimla Railway, are collectively designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name Mountain Railways of India. The fourth railway, the Matheran Hill Railway, is on the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. All these are narrow-gauge railways; the Nilgiri Mountain Railway is also the only rack railway in India. Some mountain railways such as the Lumding–Badarpur section have been converted to 1,676 mm broad gauge, which is the nationwide standard, while some railways such as the Kangra Valley Railway are in the process of being converted to broad gauge. Some mountain railways such as the Jammu–Baramulla line are currently under construction, and others are in the planning stage, including the Bilaspur–Manali–Leh line, the Jammu–Poonch line, the Srinagar–Kargil–Leh line, and the Chota Char Dham Railway. All the mountain railways constructed in recent times use 1,676 mm broad gauge.
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