Highest Railway station in India
Ghum (Spelt Ghoom) is a small hilly locality in the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region of West Bengal, India.
Ghum railway station of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is the highest railway station in India.
It is situated at an altitude of 7,407 ft.
The place is the home of the Ghum Monastery and the Batasia Loop, a bend of the Darjeeling Himalayan railway.
The Train passes through Siliguri town, Siliguri Junction, Sukna, Rangtong, Chunbatti, Tindharia, Gayabari, Mahanadi, Kurseong, Tung, Sonada, Ghum and reaches Darjeeling. The beginning point is New Jalpaiguri.
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