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Maharashtra: This wild ride uphill continues to be a crowd favourite in Matheran
Updated On: 11 December, 2023 07:00 AM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
The rail services to the hill station which had disrupted following the downpour in 2019 had been restored in October 2022
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Started over a century ago Matheran Hill Railway running on a narrow gauge line is a major attraction with tourists. Pic/Pradeep Dhivar
The narrow gauge Matheran Hill Railway continues to remain a hit with tourists flocking the popular hill station near Mumbai. With an average 40,000 passengers using the train in a month, it has been able to ferry about 3.34 lakh passengers in the last six months.
“Central Railway with its shuttle services for passengers between Neral/Aman Lodge and Matheran has been instrumental in popularizing this place as a major tourist destination. In addition to providing a comfortable journey to tourists, these services help in cheap and quick transportation of materials also. This has resulted in fetching revenue of Rs 2.36 crore from April to November 2023,” a Central Railway spokesperson said.
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