Volume 2 - Issue 2, March - April 2026

This paper highlights the issues of sustainability of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway with is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with reference to three delisted World Heritage Sites till date i.e., Arabian Oryx Sanctuary, Dresden Elbe Valley and Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City. UNESCO before delisting any sites always provides some suggestions and recommendation for the conservation of the sites to the state party but if state party did not fulfil this suggestion and if the Outstanding Universal Value of the site get lost then it is finally delisted. The three delisted sites preferred development rather than to sustain the Heritage Sites. Arabian Oryx Sanctuary reduced the sanctuary by 90% for the petroleum extraction, people of Dresden valley wanted to get rid of huge traffic and as so referendum was conducted and 67.92% people of Dresden voted in favor of the construction of bridge Waldschlosschenbrucke, which threatening the Outstanding Universal Value and irreversible action on the environment and finally Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile wanted new development in the waterfront rather than sustaining the old architect and heritage buildings.

Pawan Kumar Prasad,"Sustainability of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway: Learnings from Delisted World Heritage Sites" International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Research and Educational Development, V2(2): Page(556-563) Mar-Apr 2026. ISSN: 3107-6513. www.ijamred.com. Published by Scientific and Academic Research Publishing.