Mountain railways of India
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The mountain railways of India consist of: Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, Nilgiri Mountain Railway, Kalka-Shimla Railway, and the Matheran Hill Railway. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999, while the Nilgiri Mountain Railway was added as an extension to the site in 2005; concurrently, the name of the site was changed to Mountain Railways of India. Both the Kalka-Shimla Railway and the Matheran Hill Railway are on the tentative nomination list for that site.
[edit] External links
- UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mountain Railways of India. Retrieved 26 October 2006.
