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Matheran Light Railway


Close to Mumbai is a tiny hill resort where a little train wheezes it way up into clear mountain air.



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As you move away from the tinsel town of Mumbai towards Matheran the buzz of nature is heard. Eight square miles of dense woods, silent jungle pathways and occasional mists is what Matheran is all about. There are no manmade tar roads. Just pathways, plain and rustic. In the midst of woods stand quaint bungalows with tiled roofs and long berandahs. Most of them have owners in Mumbai and wear a deserted look.


Matheran is full of resplendent view points. Hart point, Chowk Porcupine Point, and Louis Point are the main attractions. But the more romantic ones are Panorama Point overlooking the metropolis of Mumbai and the silver ocean. Then there is Honeymoon Point where one can lose one’s inhibitions and One Tree Hill where one can coin a poem. At Sunset Point the curtain rises on a glowing, receding ball of fire.


INFORMATION



The Matheran Light Railway starts from Neral (on Mumbai-Pune line) which is well connected by Mumbai suburban trains. The toy train to Matheran is a one and a half hour journey. The toy train runs between sunrise and sunset.