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Detailed explanation-1: -The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) was the first of three mountain railways of India to be inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1999.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1998 Indian Railways applied to UNESCO for DHR to be listed as a World Heritage Site. DHR was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1999 – saving it as the pride of the people of the Darjeeling Hills for all the people of the World.

Detailed explanation-3: -On 5 December 1999, UNESCO declared the DHR a World Heritage Site.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway was the first, and is still the most outstanding, example of a hill passenger railway. Opened in 1881, its design applies bold and ingenious engineering solutions to the problem of establishing an effective rail link across a mountainous terrain of great beauty.

Detailed explanation-5: -Constructed by the British in 1879, the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) is one of the most magnificent world heritage sites of all time. Also known as the Toy train or Joy Ride, DHR runs between Darjeeling and New Jalpaiguri (NJP) in West Bengal, India.