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The Neral–Matheran toy train in the forest

Beyond Mumbai · by toy train from Neral

Matheran: Our Favourites

A car-free hill station, reached by the Neral–Matheran toy train.

The back story

  1. The back story

    Matheran: the back story

    Matheran·In depth

    A hill station with no cars, reached by the century-old toy train from Neral.

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Getting there

  1. More than 100 years old

    Neral–Matheran toy train

    Neral·Mountain railway

    Central Railway’s narrow-gauge line up to Matheran.

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