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Matheran Hill Station Tour
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Matheran Hill Station Tour
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Destination Covered
Mumbai - Neral - Matheran
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Package Tour Detail
Hussains plans for the Matheran Hill Railway were formulated in 1900 and construction started in 1904. Consulting engineer was Everard Calthrop of Barsi Light Railway fame. The line was open to traffic by 1907.
Neral, the starting point, is about midway between Mumbai and Pune. The railway covers a distance of 20 km (12.43 mi), over large swathes of forest territory connecting Neral to Matheran in the Western Ghats hills near Karjat and Mumbai.
Originally, the tracks were laid with 30 lb/yd (14.9 kg/m) rails but now has 42 lb/yd (20.8 kg/m) rails. Ruling gradient is 1:20 (5%) with tight curves and speeds are limited to 20 km/h (12.4 mph). The line was generally closed in the monsoons because of the danger of landslides. Starting in the 1980s, the line was kept open often even in the rainy season.
The railway was closed by flood damage during 2005 and was not expected to re-open before April 2007.[2] Contrary to those expectations, the first run on the repaired railway was on 5 March 2007.[3]
The line observed its centenary on April 15, 2007.
The railways comes under the administration of the Central Railways and is being promoted as a future World Heritage Site.
As per the latest information(Oct 2011): this Rail Road is closed for 4 months during Monsoon. at least in 2011 it was closed from July to October. So if you are planning to take a train ride during these 4 months, its better to call up some hotel in Matheran and check.
Package Includes
- Travel in Luxuriousness
- Two Break fasts, Lunch, Dinner
Contact Detail
My Trip in Mumbai
Contact Person :- Mr Radha Pujari / Nikeet Shivalkar
D 4/704, Vedant Complex, Pokhran Road, No-01, Vartak Nagar. Opp Kores Nakshatra, Thane(W) , Mumbai, Maharashtra, India - 400606
Web Address :- http://www.makemytripinmumbai.com
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