Mountain Railways of India
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
India
Inscribed
1999
Area
89 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Mountain Railways of India is about 40 km north-west of Siliguri. The nearest other World Heritage site is Khangchendzonga National Park, about 70 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Siliguri · about 516,000 peopleabout 40 km south-east
- Gangtok · about 78,000 peopleabout 45 km north-east
- Biratnagar · about 182,000 peopleabout 120 km south-west
- Thimphu · about 99,000 peopleabout 140 km east
- Alipur Duar · about 127,000 peopleabout 140 km south-east
- Saidpur · about 232,000 peopleabout 160 km south-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IndiaMixed68 km away
NepalNatural182 km away
BangladeshCultural235 km away
IndiaNatural267 km away
NepalCultural301 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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