Neral NDM-1A 551 hauling a departmental rake consisting of 1 Guard cum Luggage van, 1 Second class coach and 4 flat beds used for carrying ballast arrives Aman Lodge Railway Station.
Central Railways was working day and night to make the whole route operational after heavy monsoons had caused landslides at many vulnerable spots. This departmental rake used to run end to end to ensure to lay ballast, transport workers from one spot to other and also for surveillance of the route.
Aman Lodge-Matheran section was operational for passengers and it ran...
more... full on all the runs. As vehicles are not allowed in Matheran. Tourists get off at Aman Lodge and take this passenger to Matheran or just trek the distance of 2 kilometres. The passenger has second and first class coaches.
The Central Railways had suspended the narrow-gauge train service from August 9, 2019, after the tracks got severely damaged during monsoons.
Operational since 1907, the Neral-Matheran Toy train was included in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) tentative list of world heritage sites in 2003.
This hill section comes under Neral-Matheran Narrow Gauge line of Mumbai Division of Central Railways.
Video shot on 6th January, 2018.