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View of Darjeeling from a cable car, Where one can see St. Joseph school.... Ropeway in Darjeeling are a major tourist attraction in the state. This ropeway starts at North Point, about 3 km from town. One can see the spectacular view of the entire Darjeeling town.... Darjeeling Ropeway is a ropeway in the town of Darjeeling in the Indian state of West Bengal. The ropeway used to be a popular tourist destination in the town. It consisted of sixteen cars and plied between the "North Point" in the town of Darjeeling and Singla on the banks of the Ramman river. The journey on the ropeway offered beautiful views of the hills and the valleys around Darjeeling. The ropeway, which was started in 1968 and revamped in 1988, was stopped in October 2003 after four tourists died when the cable snapped