Mountain Railways of India
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| State Party |  India |
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| Type | Cultural | |
| Criteria | ii, iv | |
| Identification | #944 | |
| Region2 | Asia-Pacific | |
| Inscription History | ||
| Formal Inscription: | 1999 23rd WH Committee Session |
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| Extension/s | 2005 | |
| WH link: | http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/944 | |
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1 Name as officially inscribed on the WH List |
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The term Mountain Railways of India consists of:
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.
The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway was recognized in 1999, while the Nilgiri Mountain Railway was added as an extension to the site in 2005. 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.
Both the Kalka-Shimla Railway and the Matheran Hill Railway are on the tentative nomination list for that site.
[edit] External links
- UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mountain Railways of India. Retrieved 26 October 2006.
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