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Inchanga iNtshanga
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Inchanga train station
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Coordinates: 29°44′27″S 30°40′42″E / 29.74083°S 30.67833°E / -29.74083; 30.67833
Country	South Africa
Province	KwaZulu-Natal
Municipality	eThekwini
• Councillor	(SACP)
Area
• Total	3.29 km (1.27 sq mi)
Population
• Total	1,008
• Density	310/km (790/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
• Black African	19.5%
• Coloured	1.2%
• Indian/Asian	2.4%
• White	76.3%
• Other	0.6%
First languages (2011)
• English	77.2%
• Zulu	13.4%
• Afrikaans	6.3%
• Other	3.2%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
PO box	3706
Area code	031

Intshanga is a village in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, approximately halfway between Durban and Pietermaritzburg.

Schools

Inchanga has several schools, including

• Rietvallei Combined School
• Siphesihle High School,
• Inchanga Primary School
• Zifikele High School
• MbaliYezwe Primary School
• KwaXimba Combined School

Notable People

• James Nxumalo
• Thobelani Qephu
• Dawude Phungula

History

Intshanga was noted as the location of a 27 meters (89 ft) tall rail viaduct that was poorly constructed and required extremely slow crossing (10km/h), and if the wind speed exceeded 15km/h the passengers were made to walk across the bridge, after which the train followed.

An alternate route around the ravine made the bridge obsolete in 1892, and a train station was built nearby in 1895. A hotel was built near the train station in 1903, but 20 years later a new rail line was built some distance away and business suffered. Both the hotel and the train station have been restored and are operating in their original function. The station serves as the midpoint on the excursion trips of the Umgeni Steam Railway.

External links

• Inchanga Hotel
• Umgeni Steam Railway Archived 2009-01-30 at the Wayback Machine

References

1. ^ "Main Place Intshanga". Census 2011.
2. "Facts About Durban - Inchanga".
3. "About Us". Archived from the original on 2010-08-19. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
4. "Inchanga Hotel". Archived from the original on 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2010-09-19.

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Seat: Durban
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