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Matheran railway station

Coordinates: 18°59′20″N 73°16′16″E / 18.989°N 73.271°E / 18.989; 73.271
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Matheran railway station
General information
LocationIndia
Coordinates18°59′20″N 73°16′16″E / 18.989°N 73.271°E / 18.989; 73.271
Line(s)Matheran Hill Railway
History
Opened1907
Location
Map
Matheran
Hill Railway
Neral
Jummapatti[1]
Water Pipe[2]
Aman Lodge[3]
Matheran

Matheran Railway Station is the upper terminus of the Matheran Hill Railway (MHR). It is the fifth and last station of the narrow gauge line.

Station

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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.[7]

Heritage

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The Station buildings, depot and railway infrastructure at Matheran are all mentioned in the UNESCO nomination tentative list for the Matheran Light Railway.[8] No. 741, an ML class steam locomotive that originally worked the line is preserved on a plinth at Matheran station. An old bell dated 1907 hangs outside the station office. It has the inscriptions: 'J.Warner London | 1907'

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References

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  1. ^ Fernandes, Felix (1 May 2011). "Matheran toy train service disrupted". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  2. ^ Verma, Kalpana (9 February 2009). "Toy train rams into tractor on Matheran-Neral route". Indian Express. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  3. ^ Mehta, Manthan K (30 June 2013). "Central Railway to run shuttle service between Aman Lodge and Matheran in monsoon". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Welcome to Konkan Division". divcomkonkan.gov.in.
  5. ^ "Aman Lodge-Matheran train starts today, Neral Matheran in pipeline". The Free Press Journal. 29 September 2012. Archived from the original on 29 December 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  6. ^ "Aman Lodge-Matheran Station toy trains start today". The Indian Express. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  7. ^ "NERAL - MATHERAN TOY TRAIN TIMINGS". irctchelp.in. 12 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Mountain Railways of India (Extension)". Matheran Light Railway (MLR). Retrieved 4 March 2021.