Which of the following mountain Railways are part of UNESCO's World Heritage Site?
A. Darjeeling Himalayan Railways
B. Nilgiri Mountain Railways
C. Kalka-Shimla Railways
D. Mumbai to Thane Railways
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A, B, C only
The Mountain Railways of India are one UNESCO World Heritage Site made up of three hill railways, added one after another:
A. Darjeeling Himalayan Railways Correct. The narrow-gauge line from the plains to Darjeeling in West Bengal, opened in 1881, was the first to be listed, in 1999.
B. Nilgiri Mountain Railways Correct. The metre-gauge rack railway from Mettupalayam to Udhagamandalam (Ooty) in Tamil Nadu was added in 2005.
C. Kalka-Shimla Railways Correct. The narrow-gauge line climbing to Shimla in Himachal Pradesh was added in 2008.
D. Mumbai to Thane Railways Incorrect. Bombay to Thane (1853) was India’s first passenger railway line, but it is a plains line and not part of the World Heritage listing.