Mountain railways of India

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Mountain railways of India
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UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Name Mountain Railways of India
UNESCO State Party India
Region Asia-Pacific
Type Cultural
Criteria ii, iv
UNESCO Site ID 944
Year of Listing 1999
Extensions' 2005



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Mountain railways of India

Several railways were built in the mountainous regions of India. Collectively they are known as the Mountain railways of India:

The collective designation refers to the current project by the Indian government to nominate a representative example of its historic railways to UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

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[[wikipedia:File:Nilgiri Mountain Train.jpg|left|thumb|Nilgiri Mountain Railway]] [[wikipedia:File:KSR Train on a small bridge 05-02-12 52.jpeg|right|thumb|Kalka-Shimla Railway]] The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway was recognized in 1999, while the Nilgiri Mountain Railway was added as an extension to the site in 2005 and Kalka-Shimla Railway was added as an extension in 2008. They were recognized for being "outstanding examples of bold, ingenious engineering solutions for the problem of establishing an effective rail link through a rugged, mountainous terrain." Unesco.

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