Matheran Light Railway Tour
Matheran Railway has an intriguing tale powering it. Abdul Hussein, son of the small business tycoon, Sir Adamjee Peerbhoy of Mumbai, was a common visitor to Matheran and he developed a fascination for the area. Following acquiring obtained a reluctant consent from his father, youthful Abdul Hussain camped at Neral in 1900 Ad to plan for any slim gauge railway line to Matheran. The development started in 1904 along with the two ft gauge line lastly opened to site visitors in 1907.
The railway is 12-1/2 miles lengthy and features a gauge of only two ft. The long lasting way initially consisted of rail thirty lb to a property having a ruling gradient of one in twenty. Pace is limited to 12 miles per hour only. Construction of line was accomplished by local labor though occasionally support was sought from your 'Pioneer regiments'.
The line now lies underneath Mount Barry, and to negotiate the rise here, the line zigzags sharply backwards and forwards two times passing by way of two deep cuttings. The line pursues its may perhaps extra decorously and reaches out extra or less straight for panorama point following skirting it after which returns by Simpson’s tank and terminates close for the Matheran Bazaar.
Route
Neral, the beginning station of this line, falls practically midway about the Mumbai-Pune route with the central railway. Starting from Neral, the slim gauge two feet line runs parallel to the major broad gauge line leaving the street to the west of Hardal hill, then turning sharply east. The ascent commences and road and rail meet in the finish of the 3rd mile close to Jummapatti station. They part provider again to meet a mile further just over and above the steep slope of Bhekra Khud.
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