Scenic route
Matheran Hill Railway
Neral → Matheran · India
Matheran Hill Railway in pictures
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- Distance
- 21 km
- Fastest time
- 2 h 40 min
- Average speed
- 8 km/h
- Top speed
- 20 km/h
- Operator
- Indian Railways ↗
- Train
- NDM narrow-gauge diesel
- Countries
- India
- In service since
- 1907
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
A 1907 two-foot-gauge toy train corkscrewing 21 km up to a car-free hill station: 281 curves, the “One Kiss Tunnel”, and monkeys pacing the carriages.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 3015969 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Indian Railways — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
How long is the Matheran Hill Railway?
The Matheran Hill Railway runs 21 km from Neral to Matheran.
How long does the Matheran Hill Railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h 40 min for the 21 km. That is an average of 8 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 20 km/h.
Who runs the Matheran Hill Railway?
Indian Railways, with NDM narrow-gauge diesel.
How old is the Matheran Hill Railway?
The line has been in service since 1907. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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