Darjeeling Tour Day Part 2 | Batasia Loop | Darjeeling Ropeway

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Darjeeling Tour Day Part 1 | Batasia Loop | Darjeeling Ropeway

Batasia Loop Darjeeling

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 through a tunnel and over a hilltop. It was commissioned in 1919.

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.

Darjeeling Ropeway

The Darjeeling Ropeway is a ropeway in the town of Darjeeling in the Indian state of West Bengal.The 5 km long ropeway( i.e. 2.5 km each way) The Darjeeling Ropeway is a ropeway in the town of Darjeeling in the Indian state of West Bengal.The 5 km long ropeway( i.e. 2.5 km each way)is a tourist destination in the town. It consists of sixteen cars and plies between the "North Point" in the town of Darjeeling and Singla on the banks of the Ramman river. The journey on the ropeway offers views of the hills and the valleys around Darjeeling. is a tourist destination in the town. It consists of sixteen cars and plies between the "North Point" in the town of Darjeeling and Singla on the banks of the Ramman river. The journey on the ropeway offers views of the hills and the valleys around Darjeeling.

The ropeway was started in 1968 and consisted of a single car.[3] From an elevation of 2,134 m (7,001 ft) in Darjeeling’s North Point (Singamari), this bicable ropeway descends to 244 m (801 ft) at Singla on the banks of the Ramman river, which with Little Rangeet, meets the Great Rangeet. Stopping at Tukver, Burnesbeg and Singla Tea Garden, it takes 45 minutes to reach Singla Bazar, 8 km away. The ropeway passes over dense forests, mountain ridges, water falls, flowing rivers, green valleys and tea gardens.

The ropeway, which was started in 1968 and revamped in 1998, was stopped in October 2003 after four tourists died.[2] The ropeway was reopened on 2 February 2012.