Unesco releases DHR stamp

Siliguri: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) on Wednesday released a stamp on the heritage Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) that was declared a Unesco heritage site in 1999.

“It is a moment of pride for Indian Railways as Unesco has launched a stamp on DHR. Among a few world heritage sites, DHR attracts tourists from all over the world,” the ministry of railways tweeted.

The stamp shows the Toy Train hauled by the century-old steam engine at Ghoom station that also houses the DHR museum. The steam engine ride between Darjeeling and Ghoom is extremely popular among tourists and is one of the prime attractions of visiting Darjeeling.

India Post had released two stamps on DHR in the past, one on the occasion of its centenary in 1982 and another in 1993, when a series on Indian mountain locomotives — DHR, Neral-Matheran, Nilgiri Mountain Railway and Kalka-Shimla — were released.