Tindharia
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Tindharia is a village in the Darjeeling district
of West Bengal
, India
lying between Siliguri
and Kurseong
on the Hill Cart Road (National Highway 55
).
Tindharia is a very old railway settlement and was developed by the road side (NH 55) along the railway tracks on which the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
(DHR) or toy train runs. The settlement has a Railway Hospital which also serves the local people of Tindharia. It has a recreation garden known as Smriti Van which is situated alongside the Agony Point Loop of DHR. The most well-known place is the Locomotive and Carriage Workshop, which was established in 1915. The workshop undertakes major servicing of steam locomotives and coaches of DHR, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It also has a Steam Loco Shed which is responsible for servicing the engines of the Toy Train.
Darjeeling district
Darjeeling District is the northernmost district of the state of West Bengal in eastern India in the foothills of the Himalayas. The district is famous for its beautiful hill stations and Darjeeling tea. Darjeeling is the district headquarters...
of West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
lying between Siliguri
Siliguri
Siliguri is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located in the Siliguri Corridor or Chicken's Neck - a very narrow strip of land linking mainland India to its north-eastern states. It is also the transit point for air, road and rail traffic to the neighbouring countries of Nepal,...
and Kurseong
Kurseong
Kurseong is a hill station situated in Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India.Located at an altitude of 1458 metres , Kurseong is just 30 km from Darjeeling...
on the Hill Cart Road (National Highway 55
National Highway 55 (India)
National Highway 55 is a National Highway of India entirely within the state of West Bengal that connects NH 31 at Matigara in the outskirts of Siliguri in Darjeeling district with Darjeeling, the headquarters of Darjeeling district...
).
Tindharia is a very old railway settlement and was developed by the road side (NH 55) along the railway tracks on which the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, nicknamed the "Toy Train", is a narrow gauge railway from New Jalpaiguri to Darjeeling in West Bengal, run by the Indian Railways....
(DHR) or toy train runs. The settlement has a Railway Hospital which also serves the local people of Tindharia. It has a recreation garden known as Smriti Van which is situated alongside the Agony Point Loop of DHR. The most well-known place is the Locomotive and Carriage Workshop, which was established in 1915. The workshop undertakes major servicing of steam locomotives and coaches of DHR, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It also has a Steam Loco Shed which is responsible for servicing the engines of the Toy Train.