Ghum | |
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Neighbourhood | |
 Darjeeling to Ghoom Heritage Narrow Gauge Train | |
  Ghum Location in West Bengal, India | |
| Coordinates: 27°00′37″N 88°14′47″E / 27.0102°N 88.2465°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Darjeeling |
| Elevation | 2,225 m (7,300 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 734102 |
| Telephone code | 0354 |
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).[1] The place is the home of the Ghum Monastery and the Batasia Loop, a bend of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.
- ^ Agarwala, A.P. (editor), Guide to Darjeeling Area, 27th edition, pp. 53–55, ISBN 81-87592-00-1.