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The [[Matheran Hill Railway]] was built in 1907 by Sir [[Adamjee Peerbhoy]] and covers a distance of {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}}, through forest land. The railway was inspected by [[UNESCO]] officials, but failed to make it to the list of the World Heritage Sites. India's other Hill Railways like the [[Darjeeling]] Railway, the [[Kangra Valley]] Railway, [[Nilgiri Mountains|Nilgiri Mountain]] Railway are already on the list.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rangnekar | first=Prashant |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/neralmatheran-misses-world-heritage-site-target/655167/ |title=Neral-Matheran misses world heritage site target |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=3 August 2010 |access-date=9 September 2012}}</ref>
[[File:Old Matheran Railway Engine.jpg|alt=Old steam engine of the Matheran Toy Train|thumb|Old steam engine of the Matheran Toy Train]]
The Toy train was shut down for the most part in 2016 and 2017. It became re-operational since 26 January 2018 and was re-inaugurated by the then Chief Minister of Maharashtra, [[Devendra Fadnavis|Mr. Devendra Fadnavis]]. However, it was temporarily suspended again after a landslide in the 2019. Thereafter, it operates shuttle rides between Aman Lodge and Matheran Station on an hourly basis
== Soil and rocks ==
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== Transportation ==
Matheran is connected to Mumbai (100 km) & Pune (120 km) by rail and road, with the closest railway station being in the foothill town of Neral. The nearest airport is the [[Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport|Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport]], [[Mumbai]].
[[File:Matheran Mini Train - panoramio.jpg|alt=Matheran Railway Engine|thumb|Matheran Railway]]
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Matheran has a narrow gauge railway station in the town center. The old [[Matheran Hill Railway]] offers several daily trains to Neral.
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Presently 2
The first train starts at
Matheran to Neral trains are at
=== Road ===
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Matheran has various trekking routes, reported to be easy to traverse over by tourists:
==== 1) Sunset Point Route ====
This route starts from Dodhani village and ends at the Sunset Point at Matheran. This is the most popular route for trekkers.
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