Batasia Loop

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Batasia Loop is a scenic spiral railway track and viewpoint on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, known for its panoramic views of the surrounding hills and the Kanchenjunga range.

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Batasia Loop canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railway loop ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
viewpoint ⓘ
access by Darjeeling Himalayan Railway train ⓘ
by road from Darjeeling ⓘ
category Darjeeling Himalayan Railway ⓘ
Railway loops in India ⓘ
Tourist attractions in Darjeeling ⓘ
commemorates Gorkha soldiers of the Indian armed forces ⓘ
country India ⓘ
elevation approximately 2,100 metres above sea level ⓘ
function allows train to negotiate steep slope ⓘ
gauge narrow gauge ⓘ
hasFeature Gorkha War Memorial ⓘ
benches for visitors ⓘ
flower beds ⓘ
landscaped gardens ⓘ
paved pathways ⓘ
spiral loop track ⓘ
viewing platforms ⓘ
hasMemorial Gorkha War Memorial ⓘ
hasType spiral loop ⓘ
hasView Kanchenjunga range ⓘ
surrounding hills of Darjeeling ⓘ
knownFor engineering feat in mountain railway ⓘ
panoramic views ⓘ
spiral railway track ⓘ
views of Kanchenjunga range ⓘ
locatedIn Darjeeling ⓘ
Darjeeling district ⓘ
linked to: Darjeeling

India ⓘ
West Bengal ⓘ
near Darjeeling town ⓘ
linked to: Darjeeling
openedForTraffic early 20th century ⓘ
operator Northeast Frontier Railway ⓘ
partOf Darjeeling Himalayan Railway ⓘ
mountain railway in the Himalayas ⓘ
popularActivity photography ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ
watching toy train pass ⓘ
purpose to reduce gradient of the railway line ⓘ
railwayLine Darjeeling Himalayan Railway ⓘ
region Eastern Himalayas ⓘ
tourismType heritage railway tourism ⓘ
scenic tourism ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf Darjeeling Himalayan Railway ⓘ
usedBy Darjeeling Himalayan Railway toy train ⓘ

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Ghum railway station → near → Batasia Loop ⓘ
Ghum → near → Batasia Loop ⓘ