Tindharia

Tindharia
तिनधारे
Tindharay
Town
Tindharia
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 26°51′11″N 88°19′59″E / 26.853°N 88.333°E / 26.853; 88.333Coordinates: 26°51′11″N 88°19′59″E / 26.853°N 88.333°E / 26.853; 88.333
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Darjeeling
Elevation 860 m (2,820 ft)
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 734223
Telephone code 91 354
Nearest city Siliguri
Lok Sabha constituency Darjeeling
Vidhan Sabha constituency Kurseong
Website www.hamrotindharay.in

Tindharia or Tindharay (Nepali: तिनधारे. English meaning: 'Three streams') is a railway settlement town along the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) route, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It falls under the Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India lying between Siliguri and Kurseong on the Hill Cart Road (National Highway 55).[1] Nepali is the main language spoken by the local population.

History

It was developed for the purpose of a railway workshop for the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway or "toy train".

Tindharia Railway Station

"The construction work including rail track of Darjeeling Himalayan Railways started in May 1879 and completed from Siliguri to Tindharia in 1880. The Governor General of India, Mr. Lord Litton inaugurated the train running in March 1880".[1]

The workshop was built at the present location in 1881. It was built temporarily during the last part of the 19th century for the maintenance of locomotives and carriages and wagons of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. Construction of the Tindharia workshop at the present location started in 1913 and started operation in 1925. The total area of the workshop is 6670 sqm, of which 3810 sq.m. is covered.[2]

The Shanta Bhawan Christian mission, located between Tindharia and Smriti Van and established in 1957, is an institution where children from poor families and without parents are looked after.

Languages spoken

Nepali, Hindi.

Nearest major transport service

Service Name Location Distance
Railway Station Siliguri Junction Siliguri 22 km
New Jalpaiguri Junction (NJP) New Jalpaiguri 27 km
Airport Bagdogra Airport Bagdogra 37 km
Bus Terminal Tenzing Norgay Bus Terminas Siliguri 22 km

Tea

The Tindharia tea estate is a bio-organic estate and produces organic Darjeeling Black & Green Orthodox Tea.[3]

See also

Tindharia Workshop

References

  1. 1 2 "BRIEF HISTORY OF TINDHARIA WORKSHOP" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 April 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "DHR vows to stop trucks on Tindharia rail". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Tindharia Tea Esate & Factory (Certified Organic Tea Estate) - Wikimapia". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
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