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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 from the bottom of a small hill and over the hilltop. It was commissioned in 1919.
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.
See also
Chowrasta
Balloon loop
History of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
Zig zag (railway)
References
External links
About Batasia Loop
Batasia Loop Travel Information North Bengal Tourism
Information of Batasia Loop in Darjeeling