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The Matheran Hill Railway (MHR) is a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow-gauge heritage railway in Maharashtra, India, which is administered by the Central Railway zone. It covers a distance of 21 km (13 mi), cutting a swathe through forest and connecting Neral to Matheran in the Western Ghats .
Aman Lodge railway station is a railway station on the Neral–Matheran railway line of the Matheran Hill Railway. [3] The Aman Lodge – Matheran service continues during monsoon too. As no automobiles are allowed in Matheran, the operation of this shuttle offers an alternative to walking or riding horses from the automobile parking area. [4]
Mini train or Toy train service started between Neral and Matheran from 22 October 2022. The train between the Aman lodge and Matheran is also in place at intervals of approximately every hour having approximately 85 seats. Presently 2 UP and 2 DOWN train service has been started. The first train starts at 8:50 A. M. from Neral, second train is ...
The station is at an elevation of approximately 2,625 feet (800 m) in the Western Ghats. [4] As no automobiles are allowed in Matheran it provides the sole mechanised means of transport, the alternative being walking or horseback from the previous station Aman Lodge, [5] some 3 km distant., [6] with trains to Neral suspended.
A train on the Matheran Hill Railway. The Matheran Hill Railway is a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow-gauge railway and covers a distance of 21 km (13 mi) between Neral and Matheran, in the Western Ghats. Its construction was led by Abdul Peerbhoy and financed by his father, Sir Adamjee Peerbhoy, of the Adamjee Group. The route was designed in 1900, with ...
Train near Jummapatti station. Jummapatti railway station is a railway station on the Neral–Matheran railway line of the Matheran Hill Railway. [4] [5] The station is about 4.8 km from Neral railway station. [6]
Water Pipe railway station is a railway station on the Neral – Matheran railway line of the Matheran Hill Railway. [4] It is named so for its proximity to water pipes. [ 5 ]
No.738 is plinthed at a mini-garden near the premises of the Neral Toy Train station. No. 739 is situated at National Rail Museum, New Delhi, while No. 741 is plinthed within the yard premises of Matheran Railway Station. No.740 was the locomotive ferried to UK, and was acquired by Amberley Chalk Pits Museum. It was then overhauled to working ...