Mountain Railways of India (Extension)

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Mountain Railways of India (Extension) is part of the Tentative list of India in order to qualify for inclusion in the World Heritage List. It is a proposed extension of Mountain Railways of India WHS.

This extension includes the Matheran Light Railway and the Kangra Valley Railway. The narrow-gauge Matheran Light Railway (1907) runs for almost 20km on a mountain table top in Maharashtra. Materan, near Mumbai, used to be a cool summer resort for the Raj. The 164km long Kangra Valley Railway (1928) runs in difficult mountainous terrain in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. Both train networks are still in use.

Map of Mountain Railways of India (Extension)

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The coordinates shown for all tentative sites were produced as a community effort. They are not official and may change on inscription.

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Full Name
Mountain Railways of India (Extension)
Country
India
Added
2014
Extension of
Mountain Railways of India WHS
Type
Cultural
Categories
Human activity - Transport and Trade
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2014 Revision

Renomination of The Matheran Light Railway (extension to the Mountain Railways of India) (2005)

2014 Revision

Includes former TWHS The Kangra Valley Railway - Extension to the Mountain Railways of India (2009)

2014 Added to Tentative List

The site has 2 locations

Mountain Railways of India (Extension): Matheran Light Railway (T)
Mountain Railways of India (Extension): Kangra Valley Railway (T)
WHS 1997-2024