Ghum railway station

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Ghum railway station is a historic high-altitude hill station stop in West Bengal, India, on the narrow-gauge Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, noted as one of the highest railway stations in the country.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf heritage railway station
hill station railway stop
railway station
train station
climate cool high-altitude climate
connectedTo Darjeeling railway station
Kurseong railway station
New Jalpaiguri railway station
country India
division Katihar railway division
elevation approximately 2258 metres above sea level
approximately 7407 feet above sea level
hasFacility small museum on Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
hasHeritage British colonial-era hill railway architecture
hasLine Darjeeling–Kurseong section
Darjeeling–New Jalpaiguri route
hasPlatformCount 2
hasService Darjeeling Himalayan Railway toy train services
hasServiceType passenger trains
tourist trains
hasStationCode GHUM
linked to: Ghum
hasStructureType standard on-ground station
hasTrackCount 2
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
locatedIn Darjeeling district
linked to: Darjeeling

Eastern Himalayas
Ghum
West Bengal
locatedOn Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
near Batasia Loop
Darjeeling town
linked to: Darjeeling

Ghum Monastery
linked to: Ghoom Monastery
notableFor being one of the highest railway stations in India
high-altitude location
historic hill railway stop
opened late 19th century
operator Northeast Frontier Railway
ownedBy Indian Railways
partOf Darjeeling Himalayan hill region
railwayGauge narrow gauge
railwayZone Northeast Frontier Railway zone
region Indian Himalayas
serves Darjeeling area
Ghum town
tourismImportance popular tourist stop on Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
trackGauge 2 ft narrow gauge
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteComponentOf Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

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Darjeeling Himalayan Railway passesThrough Ghum railway station
Ghum railwayStationName Ghum railway station