Highest Railway Station: Where is the highest railway station in India located? The height is more than 7 thousand feet

Highest Railway Station In India: Every day lakhs of people travel by railway in the country. This is the reason why it is also called the lifeline of the country. There are about 7,349 railway stations in our country, out of which 4,073 are stations and 3,276 are halts. The smallest railway station in India is considered to be Banspani Railway Station in Odisha, which has only a 200-meter-long platform. Howrah Junction is considered to be the largest and busiest railway station in India, which is located in West Bengal. Howrah railway station has a total of 23 platforms and 26 tracks. The station handles over 600 trains daily and serves approximately 10 lakh passengers. We have learned about the largest and smallest railway stations, but do you know where the highest railway station in the country is located? If not then let us tell you...

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Most of the people know about the biggest railway station and small railway station in the country, but very few people know the name of the highest railway station. The highest railway station in the country is also located in Darjeeling in the state of West Bengal.

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The highest railway station in India is named Ghum, which is a station on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. This railway station is situated at an altitude of 2,258 meters i.e. 7,407 feet above sea level.

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Till the year 1878, it took about 5 to 6 days to reach Darjeeling from Kolkata. The construction of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway started in the year 1879, after which this railway line reached Ghamour in 1879. With its help, people started getting ease of transportation.

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Ghum Monastery and the famous Batasia Loop of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway are also present here. The toy train from Newsalpaiguri to Darjeeling passes through Ghum station. During this time people get a chance to see very beautiful views.