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Matheran
Light Railway
Abdul Hussain, son of the business tycoon, Sir Adamjee
Peerbhoy of Mumbai, has started the construction of
Matheran railway in 1904 and the two feet gauge line
finally opened to traffic in 1907.Neral is the starting
station of this line, falls nearly midway on the Mumbai-Pune
route of the central railway. Starting from Neral, the
narrow gauge two feet line runs parallel to the main
broad gauge line leaving the road to the west of Hardal
hill, then turning sharply east. The ascent commences
and road and rail meet at the end of the third mile near
Jummapatti station. They part company again to meet a
mile further just beyond the steep slope of Bhekra Khud.
A narrow stretch of level ground terminates in the
abrupt rise underlying Mount Barry. To
avoid a reversion station, a large horseshoe embankment
was constructed. Round this the line runs for a mile in
the north direction till it turns back through the only
tunnel on the route.
The line now lies under Mount Barry, and to negotiate
the rise here, the line zigzags sharply backwards and
forwards twice passing through two deep cuttings. The
line pursues its may more decorously and reaches out
more or less straight for panorama point after skirting
it and then returns by Simpson’s tank and terminates
close to the Matheran Bazaar.
The railway is 12-1/2 miles long and has a gauge of only
two feet. The permanent way originally consisted of rail
30 lb to a yard with a ruling gradient of 1 in 20. Speed
is limited to 12 miles per hour only. Construction of
line was done by local labours.
As a precautionary measure against frequent slides, the
line used to close during the monsoons (July-August).
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