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Kangra rail line may get heritage tag

PALAMPUR: The 160-km Pathankot-Jogindernagar narrow gauge rail corridor is on the tentative list of UNESCO world heritage site.

The 160-km Pathankot-Jogindernagar narrow gauge rail corridor is on the tentative list of UNESCO world heritage site.

PALAMPUR: The 160-km Pathankot-Jogindernagar narrow gauge rail corridor is on the tentative list of UNESCO world heritage site.

At present, three narrow gauge corridors of India — Kalka-Shimla, Siliguri-Darjeeling and Nilgiri Mountain Railway line — have been accorded the world heritage status by UNESCO.

The final decision will be taken after the inspection of the corridor. The Railways was hopeful of getting the world heritage status for Kangra. A team of UNESCO will soon inspect the corridor and necessary amendments will be made.

Recently, Kalka-Shimla Railway was included in the list. The Kangra valley lies in the sub-Himalayan region and covers a distance of 160 km from Pathankot to Jogindernagar. The railway line was planned in May 1926 and commissioned in 1929. — Ravinder Sood

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