Mountain Railways of India
Mountain railways in India is a collective term for three shot by the UNESCO list of World Heritage mountain railways in India. It is the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway in Darjeeling, the Kalka - Shimla Railway in Himachal Pradesh (both in the foothills of the Himalayas ) and the Nilgiri Mountain Railway in the Nilgiribergen in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. All three railways are narrow gauge lines that were created in the late 19th century during the British colonial period to open up previously available only with difficulty to reach mountain resorts. Another similar as regards their type route, although not part of the cultural heritage, the Matheran Hill Railway is near Mumbai.
The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway was already included in the list of World Heritage Sites since 1999 as an outstanding example of the engineering skills of the late 19th century. In 2005, the World Heritage Nilgiri Mountain Railway to the was extended in 2008 the Kalka Shimla Railway - followed.