Why Darjeeling Built The Most Difficult Railway Line in India

[@Lastlyy]

Darjeeling Himalayan Railway was one of the most challenging railway line to be built in India. In addition it is the highest rail line in the country at a height of 2,250 m. 🎥View Digital Transit Maps: narangstudios.com/products/combo-mumbai-bangalore-maps 📷Follow on Instagram: instagram.com/lastly.yt

[@johnchrist-cn8ql]

The story of Broad gauge railway line from Kolkata to Siliguri is also very interesting During the British period all connections to North Bengal were through the eastern part of Bengal. From 1878, the railway route from Calcutta (now spelt Kolkata) to Siliguri was in two laps. The first lap was a 185 km journey along the Eastern Bengal State Railway from Calcutta Station (later renamed Sealdah) to Damookdeah Ghat on the southern bank of the Padma River, then across the river in a ferry and the second lap of the journey. A 336 km metre-gauge line of the North Bengal Railway linked Saraghat on the northern bank of the Padma to Siliguri. Later it was made Broad gauge in ~1910s & direct trains (Darjeeling mail) went from Sealdah-Siliguri via :- 23 kilometres (14 mi) Barrackpore 38 kilometres (24 mi) Naihati 74 kilometres (46 mi) Ranaghat 169 kilometres (105 mi) Bheramara-Hardinge Bridge 225 kilometres (140 mi) Iswardi 287 kilometres (178 mi) Santahar 342 kilometres (213 mi) Hili 386 kilometres (240 mi) Parabtipur 430 kilometres (270 mi) Nilphamari 464.4 kilometres (288.6 mi) Haldibari 489 kilometres (304 mi) Jalpaiguri 529 kilometres (329 mi) Siliguri. the services till 1947 continued like this, even after partition trains went through east pak until a war, after that war, kolkata was to be linked with siliguri through India, With several rail links in Bihar, the attention was on those links, and new links were developed. However, one hurdle stood out. There was no bridge across the Ganga river even in Bihar. A generally acceptable route to Siliguri was via Sahibganj loop to Sakrigali ghat. Across the Ganges by ferry to Manihari Ghat. Then metre gauge via Katihar and Barsoi to Kishanganj and finally narrow gauge to Sliguri.[4] In 1949 Kishanganj-Siliguri section was converted to metre gauge. In the early 1960s, when Farakka Barrage was being constructed, a far reaching change was made. Indian Railways constructed a new broad-gauge rail link from south Bengal. New Jalpaiguri, a new broad-gauge station was built south of Siliguri Town. New Jalpaiguri, a new broad-gauge station was built south of Siliguri Town. The 37 km (23 mi)-long 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge line was constructed from Khejuriaghat, on the north bank of the Ganga to Malda between 1959 and 1963. The 2,240 m (7,350 ft) long Farakka Barrage carries a rail-cum-road bridge across the Ganga. The rail bridge was opened in 1971 thereby linking the Barharwa-Azimganj-Katwa loop to Malda Town, New Jalpaiguri and other railway stations in North Bengal. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway came up as a narrow-gauge (2 feet) railway in 1881. In 1915, it was extended up the Teesta Valley to Gielle Kola and to the south to Kishenganj.[2] In 1949 Kishanganj - Siliguri was converted from narrow-gauge to metre-gauge and extended north-east into Assam, partly along the narrow-gauge Teesta Valley route. Along with development of the metre-gauge line, a new Siliguri Junction station, north of the traditional Siliguri Town station, became the main station in the area. With the development of the broad-gauge system and the New Jalpaiguri station, the narrow gauge DHR was extended to New Jalpaiguri. The earlier Siliguri-Kishanganj metre-gauge line was now part of the Siliguri-Kishnaganj-Katihar Broad-gauge line. Part of the metre-gauge track ran parallel to the broad-gauge track and part of it had a separate route. now with the GC of Siliguri Guwahati-Dibrugarh route, it runs BG completely. The Siliguri-Haldibari route, part of the original broad-gauge Calcutta-Siliguri track via Hardinge Bridge, got delinked from the trunk route because of partition in 1947. As all the other tracks in the area were metre gauge, it was converted from broad gauge to metre gauge in the late 1940s. When New Jalpaiguri station came up, the line was extended to New Jalpiguri. When broad-gauge lines were laid in the area, it was reconverted to broad gauge and now functions as the Haldibari-New Jalpaiguri line. Current Kolkata Siliguri line is via Barddhaman/Katwa-Malda town-Kumedpur-Barsoi-Kishanganj-NJP.

[@Lastlyy]

Amazing work!

[@bibekdas7449]

Nice story

[@yashwardhantubid2581]

Beauty of Darjeeling 😌

[@Sunayan-227]

*Beauty of West Bengal*

[@Kokila_Parag_Modi]

Should be given back to Sikkim

[@Satadru-z9z]

Nicely articulated historical video. I'm a west bengali and i visited Darjeeling (Queen of hills) last year, my favourite hill station in the Himalayas. 👌

[@satyajitmajumder8587]

britishers did everything possible they could. they developed that place so much. early engineering are marvelous

[@tanyatiwari3816]

bro kuch infrastructure se related video lao jaise under construction expressways or new airports

[@nishasingh7549]

You are most underrated youtuber 😢

[@suvradeepdutta5766]

Love darjeeling from Howrah

[@SubhajitBandopadhyay]

bhai aap ka semiconductor wala video bahut achha laga tha ... aise technology type video laya karo Chennal pe .... aap ka reserch bahut achha hota he ❤

[@vishalkandatilevalpil2266]

Mharashtra me Matheran hill steshon me bhi he toy train

[@ShuvayanMandal]

Siliguri mei rehne ka ghamand hai.

[@explorewitharish3161]

Glad to hear your amazing insights and voice over love from pilibhit Uttar Pradesh ❤️ Next we want insights on Shimla kalka toy train documentary✅❤️

[@NV1911]

Please Make a video about Mettupalayam to Ooty (TN) Toy Train . This also UNESCO World Heritage site . Under southern Railway

[@mohakshokeen929]

Please make video on dwarka (delhi)

[@raikwarjii]

The thumbnail works ✅🤌✨ perfect title and AI thumbnail with the font 🇮🇳👍

[@ShinChan-yn4me]

Brother we need video on Chennai Central

[@SouravBharti-ri3kp]

Bro plz make a detailed video on patna metro 😊

[@rajdeepking-lr1bk]

Make a video of nilgiri railways

[@Space_Odyssey37]

Zabardast 👏👏👏

[@RAILOPedia]

You forgot to add Nilgiri Mountain Railway

[@navnathsurvase3490]

Please make vedio on KONKAN railways

[@srizwan789]

dfc ka kya update hai.....video pls

[@shaswat1862]

EDFC 100% or WDFC palghar tk complete hai

[@srizwan789]

@@shaswat1862 thanks for update 😊

[@AmanKumar12138]

Nilgiri toy train in Tamil Nadu ko bhul gaye!

[@Nishi-ki1zz]

At that time the construction of projects was too fast

[@Dingding-65]

MADE VIDEO ON USBRL❤❤❤

[@tejastm3345]

Kara WB theke acho¿

[@cartoonbess6157]

Please do Chennai railway station

[@yuvrajshikhar3327]

The most challenging project is going on in manipur. The plan is to get the train to all state capitals in North eastern states. To get connectivity to imphal kohima aizwal the work is going on. Itanagar already has railway connectivity. Similar projects are going on in himanchal and uttarakhand and JnK

[@AmishKumar-lc7zs]

Connectivity to imphal will be comparatively easier than kohima, aizawl or Shillong.

[@yuvrajshikhar3327]

@@AmishKumar-lc7zs all the projects are going on regardless

[@thewasp3109]

Want Siliguri metro 🚇

[@ArifAlAmin0714]

Bengal❤

[@Filmyshul]

Nice video

[@sanjaymeena7274]

Warren Hastings nahi lord Hastings tha woh dono alag alag hai

[@alijaan9340]

From 12:00 Urdu language ❤

[@shekharraj5114]

Hydrogen train chalega future me iss track par 😮😮

[@SaketIyer]

You mean how the British empire made the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway?

[@pasa_inspiration_]

Siliguri Wale Like Kere

[@anisurrahman577]

The Britishers built 😂😂😂

[@INFRAVERCE_official]

Osm

[@amansinghal226]

But due to the influx of Nepalese from Nepal, Darjeeling has become overpopulated, and the original lepchas have become a minority.

[@SKoch-op6zq]

Indian railways design ake mamle me duniya ka sabse bekr designer hain

[@gauravgupta5586]

India??? Lmao. British built this. Modern Indian Railways could have never been able to even think of constructing this heritage site. It's evident from the fact how Northeast Frontier railway is managing it who's merely reduced to a high tourist toy train with prices above 500 and frequency of just a single train/day. Just a decade ago this wa used daily by locals as mode of transportation but not anymore.

[@travelmanicsandy3925]

😂😂😂 Indian railway is building a Broadgage railway starting from Sivok in West Bengal's Darjeeling district, the rail line passes through Kalimpong district of West Bengal before reaching Rangpo in Sikkim's Pakyong district. 75% of the work is already completed, after completion of 100% for the first time train will reach Sikkim. Look at konkan railway and Kashmir also. India can do great things and will make better than the Darjeeling line also. Yes Britishers made some great things but don't say modern Indian railways could not able to make or think.

[@Angel69Lusifer]

#Bihari hotao from Siliguri.......!!!

[@bipinpandey7347]

The 12th commenter, rare moments

[@prabhjyotsingh9890]

First to comment

[@ankanhplaptop]

British engeeners are way better than our present Corrupted engeeners...

[@mindrentedkota2531]

Joy bangla, joy mamta banerjee,

[@kt2.085]

Darjeeling sy sab nepali ko nikalo ya India hay 😂😂