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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Mountain Railways of India' has mentioned 'India' in the following places:
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Mountain Railways of IndiaUNESCO World Heritage SiteLocationIndiaIncludesDarjeeling Himalayan RailwayNilgiri Mountain RailwayKalkaxe2x80x93Shimla RailwayCriteriaCultural:xc2xa0(ii), (iv)Reference944terInscription1999 (23rd session)Extensions2005, 2008Area89xc2xa0ha (0.34xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi)Bufferxc2xa0zone645xc2xa0ha (2.49xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi)123Mountain railways of India: 1 = Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, 2 = Nilgiri Mountain Railway, 3 = Kalkaxe2x80x93Shimla Railway | WIKI |
The Mountain railways of India are the railway lines that were built in the mountains of India. | WIKI |
Three of them, the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, and the Kalkaxe2x80x93Shimla Railway, are collectively designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name "Mountain Railways of India". | WIKI |
[1] All four are narrow-gauge railways, and the Nilgiri Mountain Railway is also the only rack railway in India. | WIKI |
Contents 1 World Heritage Sites 1.1 Darjeeling Himalayan Railway 1.2 Nilgiri Mountain Railway 1.3 Kalkaxe2x80x93Shimla Railway 2 Other mountain railways of India 2.1 Matheran Hill Railway 2.2 Kangra Valley Railway 2.3 Lumdingxe2x80x93Badarpur section 2.4 Jammuxe2x80x93Baramulla line 3 Proposed railways 4 See also 5 References 6 External links | WIKI |
Three railways, the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, and the Kalkaxe2x80x93Shimla Railway, are collectively designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name Mountain Railways of India. | WIKI |
The basis of UNESCO's designation of the Mountain Railways of India as a World Heritage Site is "outstanding examples of bold, ingenious engineering solutions for the problem of establishing an effective rail link through rugged, mountainous terrain. | WIKI |
The three routes together have been titled the Mountain Railways of India under UNESCO World Heritage Site criteria ii and iv, within the Asia-Pacific region. | WIKI |
The Nilgiri is the only rack railway in India, and it uses an Abt rack system. | WIKI |
It became the summer capital of British India in 1864, and it also served as the headquarters of the British Army in India. | WIKI |
Other mountain railways of India[edit] | WIKI |
The Jammuxe2x80x93Baramulla line is a 1,676xc2xa0mm (5xc2xa0ftxc2xa06xc2xa0in) railway line being built in India to connect the state of Jammu and Kashmir with the rest of the country. | WIKI |
The Bilaspurxe2x80x93Leh line is a proposed railway line that is planned to connect Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh to Leh in Ladakh region in India. | WIKI |
The Mountain Railway of India consists of three railways: the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway located in the foothills of the Himalayas in West Bengal (Northeast India) having an area of 5.34 ha., the Nilgiri Mountain Railways located in the Nilgiri Hills of Tamil Nadu (South India) having an area of 4.59 ha. | UNESCO |
and the Kalka Shimla Railway located in the Himalayan foothills of Himachal Pradesh (Northwest India) having an area of 79.06 ha. | UNESCO |
The Mountain Railways of India are outstanding examples of hill railways. | UNESCO |
Criterion (ii): The Mountain Railways of India are outstanding examples of the interchange of values on developments in technology, and the impact of an innovative transportation system on the social and economic development of a multicultural region, which was to serve as a model for similar developments in many parts of the world. | UNESCO |
The Mountain Railways of India exhibit an important cultural and technologicaly transfer in the colonial setting of the period of its construction, particularly with regard to the eminently political function of the terminus station, Shimla.. | UNESCO |
The Mountain Railways of India are outstanding examples of a technological ensemble, representing different phases of the development in high mountain areas. | UNESCO |
The Mountain Railways of India are outstanding examples of how access has been provided to the plains and plateaus of the Indian mountains. | UNESCO |