Darjeeling toy train

UNESCO world Heritage Committee inscribed DHR as a world Heritage site on 5th December 1999 stating the following reasons:

An outstanding example of the influence of an innovative transportation system on social & economic development of a multi-cultural region, which was to serve as a model for similar developments in many parts of the world
The development of railways in the 19th century had a profound influence on social and economic developments in many parts of the world. This process is illustrated in an exceptional and seminal fashion by the DHR.