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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 through a tunnel and over a hilltop. It was commissioned in 1919.[1]

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Batasia Loop বাতাসিয়া লুপ बतासे लूप
neighbourhood
Batasia Loop Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 27.0167°N 88.2471°E / 27.0167; 88.2471
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Darjeeling District
Area	Darjeeling
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Location

It is 5 km (3 mi) 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.[2]

See also

• Chowrasta
• Balloon loop
• History of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
• Zig zag (railway)

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Batasia Loop.

• About Batasia Loop
• Batasia Loop Travel Information North Bengal Tourism

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