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Batasia Loop and Gorkha War Memorial
Batasia Loop and Gorkha War Memorial is a combined railway heritage site and war memorial located at Ghum, about 5 km from Darjeeling in West Bengal. The spiral railway loop was built in 1919 to ease the gradient of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. At its centre stands the Gorkha War Memorial, erected in 1995 to honour Gorkha soldiers. The landscaped garden offers panoramic views of Darjeeling town and Mount Kanchenjunga.