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Matheran railway station
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

Template:Matheran Hill Railway 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

The station is at an elevation of approximately 2,625 feet (800 m) in the Western Ghats.[1] 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,[2] some 3 km distant.,[3] with trains to Neral suspended.[4]

Heritage

The Station buildings, depot and railway infrastructure at Matheran are all mentioned in the UNESCO nomination tentative list for the Matheran Light Railway.[5] 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'

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ "Welcome to Konkan Division". divcomkonkan.gov.in.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Aman Lodge-Matheran Station toy trains start today". The Indian Express. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "NERAL - MATHERAN TOY TRAIN TIMINGS". irctchelp.in. 12 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Mountain Railways of India (Extension)". Matheran Light Railway (MLR). Retrieved 4 March 2021.