Ghum, West Bengal

Ghum (also spelt Ghoom) is a small hilly neighbourhood in the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region of West Bengal, India. It comes under ward number one of the Darjeeling Municipality. Ghum railway station of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is the highest railway station in India. It is situated at an altitude of 2,258 metres (7,407 ft). The place is the home of the Ghum Monastery and the Batasia Loop, a bend of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.

Ghum
Neighbourhood
Darjeeling to Ghoom Heritage Narrow Gauge Train
Ghum
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 27°00′37″N 88°14′47″E
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictDarjeeling
Elevation
2,225 m (7,300 ft)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
734102
Telephone code0354

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