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India -
Kalka
Shimla Railway
(1999, 2005,
2008) |
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 Several
railways
were
built
in
the
mountainous
regions
of
India.
Collectively
they
are
known
as
the
Mountain
railways
of
India: |
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Darjeeling
Himalayan
Railway
•
Nilgiri
Mountain
Railway
•
Kalka-Shimla
Railway
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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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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. |
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The
Matheran
Hill
Railway
is
on
the
tentative
nomination
list
for
that
site. |
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