Nilgiri Mountain Railway

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
gptkb:railway_line
gptkbp:altitude_gain ~2,200 meters
gptkbp:annualRidership hundreds of thousands
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:British_colonial_government
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Nilgiri_Hills
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:diesel_operation Coonoor to Ooty
gptkbp:endPoint gptkb:Udhagamandalam
gptkbp:engineering_feature gptkb:Abt_rack_system
gptkbp:famousFor scenic views
heritage steam locomotives
gptkbp:featuredIn films
tourism promotions
Bollywood movies
gptkbp:gauge metre gauge
rack and pinion
gptkbp:heritage_train gptkb:Ooty_Toy_Train
gptkbp:heritage_value engineering marvel
gptkbp:heritageStatus gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nilgiri Mountain Railway
gptkbp:length 46 km
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tamil_Nadu
gptkbp:maintenance gptkb:Coonoor
gptkbp:maximumGradient 1 in 12.5
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Ooty_Toy_Train
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Parvathi_Tunnel
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Hillgrove_Bridge
gptkbp:notableStation gptkb:Aravankadu
gptkb:Ketti
gptkb:Lovedale
gptkb:Wellington
gptkb:Coonoor
gptkbp:number_of_bridges 250+
gptkbp:number_of_tunnels 16
gptkbp:opened 1908
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Southern_Railway_zone
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Mountain_Railways_of_India
gptkbp:roadType single track
gptkbp:serves tourists
local commuters
gptkbp:startPoint gptkb:Mettupalayam
gptkbp:steam_operation Mettupalayam to Coonoor
gptkbp:trackGauge 1000 mm
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria ii, iv
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 2005
gptkbp:website https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/
gptkbp:zone gptkb:Southern_Railway
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tamil_Nadu
gptkb:Ooty
gptkb:Southern_India
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5