Batasia Loop
Neighbourhood in Darjeeling District, West Bengal, India
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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.[1]
Batasia Loop
বাতাসিয়া লুপ बतासे लूप | |
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  Batasia Loop Location in West Bengal, India | |
| Coordinates: 27.0167°N 88.2471°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Darjeeling District |
| Area | Darjeeling |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
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.[2]
